Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in (a) Garston and Halewood constituency and (b) Liverpool City Region were in receipt of the family element of tax credits in each year since April 2010.
The number of families in (a) Garston and Halewood constituency and (b) Liverpool City Region in receipt of the family element of tax credits in each year since April 2010 is shown in the table below.
Estimates for Liverpool City Region are obtained by aggregating the figures for the following local authorities: Liverpool, Halton, Knowsley, St Helen, Sefton, Wirral.
Families in receipt of family element of tax credits since April 2010
Year | Garston and Halewood constituency | Liverpool City Region |
2010-11 | 9,700 | 148,600 |
2011-12 | 8,800 | 135,000 |
2012-13 | 7,400 | 111,700 |
2013-14 | 7,200 | 109,700 |
2014-15 | 7,000 | 107,100 |