Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken is to process joint claims for tax credit from the day of application to the day of payment in the last 12 months.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
The average time taken to process joint tax claims, from the first point of receipt to the first day of payment, in the last 12 months was 30.31 days. The data is inclusive of both UK and International Claims.
HMRC have a public target of processing claims and changes for tax credits and Child Benefit customers within an average of 22 days for UK customers and 92 days for International customers. Both targets are currently being achieved.
Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken is to process child benefit claims from the day of application to the day of payment in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
HM Revenue and Customs regularly track the overall processing times for new Child Benefit claims. However, the processing times for those claims received specifically from Northern Ireland are not readily available and cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in Northern Ireland have moved from a single tax credit claim to a joint tax credit claim in each of the last 12 months.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are in receipt of childcare vouchers in Northern Ireland.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold this information. Childcare vouchers provided by employers are normally exempt from tax, therefore, employers are not required to report details to HMRC unless they provide more than the exempt amount to their employees.
Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are in receipt of childcare vouchers in Scotland.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold this information. Childcare vouchers provided by employers are normally exempt from tax, therefore, employers are not required to report details to HMRC unless they provide more than the exempt amount to their employees.
Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are in receipt of childcare vouchers in Wales.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold this information. Childcare vouchers provided by employers are normally exempt from tax, therefore, employers are not required to report details to HMRC unless they provide more than the exempt amount to their employees.
Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are in receipt of childcare vouchers in England.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold this information. Childcare vouchers provided by employers are normally exempt from tax, therefore, employers are not required to report details to HMRC unless they provide more than the exempt amount to their employees.