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You are entitled
to receive Working Tax Credit if you
or your partner:
- are aged 16
or over and are working at least 16
hours a week and are responsible for
a child or qualifying young person or
- are aged 16
or over and are working at least 16
hours a week and have a disability
for which you are receiving a qualifying
benefit or
- are aged 50
or over and are working at least 16
hours a week and you have been working
for at least three months before you
make the claim and have been receiving
certain benefits in the months before
you started working or
- are aged 25
or over and you are working at least
30 hours a week.
The
amount of Working Tax Credit that you
are entitled to depends on your circumstances
because the total amount is added together
by adding together various elements
- everyone
who is entitled to the Working
Tax Credit receives a basic
element which in 2010/11
is
£1,920 per year)
- List
of the other elements for
2010/11:
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- Second
adult element: £1,890
- Lone
parent element: £1,890
- 30 hour
element: £790
- Disability
element: £2,570
- Severe
disability element: £1,095
- 50 plus
element:
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- working
between 16 and 29 hours per
week: £1,320
- working
at least 30 hours per week:
£1,965
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- Maximum
eligible cost: £300
per week
- Maximum
eligible cost for 1 child £175
per week
- Percent
of eligible cost that is covered:
80%
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For further information
on the Working Tax Credit take a look
at the Directgov web site
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