| |
2011/12 £ |
2010/11 £ |
| Working Tax Credit (WTC) |
|
|
| Basic element - max. |
1,920 |
1,920 |
| Couple and lone parent element |
1,950 |
1,890 |
| 30 hour element |
790 |
790 |
| Disabled worker element |
2,650 |
2,570 |
| Severe disability element |
1,130 |
1,095 |
| 50+ Return to work payment (16-29 hrs) |
1,365 |
1,320 |
| 50+ Return to work payment (30+hrs) |
2,030 |
1,965 |
|
Childcare element Maximum eligible cost for one child £175 per week.
Maximum eligable cost for two or more children £300 per week
Percentage of eligable costs covered - 70% (2010/11 - 80%)
|
| Child Tax Credit (CTC) |
|
|
| Child element per child - max. |
2,555 |
2,300 |
| Family element |
545 |
545 |
| Baby addition |
N/A |
545 |
| Disabled child element |
2,800 |
2,715 |
| Severely disabled child element |
1,130 |
1,095 |
Reductions in maximum rates 41% (2010/11: 39%) of income above £6,420*p.a.
*If only CTC is claimed, the threshold is £15,860 p.a. (2010/11: £16,190). The family element of CTC is not reduced unless income is more than £40,000 p.a. (2010/11: £50,000) when it is reduced by £1 for every £15 of additional income. Income disregard £10,000 (2010/11: £25,000) for changes in income betweeen provisional and final income.
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