Working Tax Credit

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Working Tax Credit was a UK government benefit that provided financial support to low-income workers before being largely superseded by Universal Credit.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UK welfare benefit
means-tested benefit
adjustedBy changes in circumstances reported by claimant
administeredBy HM Revenue and Customs
appliesTo people in paid work
working-age adults
assessmentBasis hours worked
household income
benefitType in-work benefit
component 30-hour element
basic element
childcare element
couple element
disability element
lone parent element
severe disability element
country United Kingdom
dataUsedForAssessment previous tax year income
eligibilityCriterion income below specified thresholds
must be in qualifying paid work
must normally be resident in the UK
usually aged 16 or over
introducedBy UK government
introducedUnderGovernment Third Blair ministry
surface form: Labour government of Tony Blair
legislatedBy Tax Credits Act 2002
linkedProgramme Child Tax Credit
meansTested true
paidBy HM Revenue and Customs
paymentFrequency regular instalments
paymentMethod direct payment into bank or building society account
phasedOutBy Universal Credit rollout
policyDomain social security
tax credits system
policyGoal make work pay more than benefits
reduce in-work poverty
purpose provide financial support to low-income workers
supplement earnings of people in low-paid work
replaced Disabled Person’s Tax Credit
Working Tax Credit self-linksurface differs
surface form: Working Families Tax Credit
replacedInNewClaimsBy Universal Credit
requiresClaim claim to HM Revenue and Customs
shortName WTC
startDate 2003-04-06
statusForMostNewClaimants closed to new claims
supersededBy Universal Credit
targetGroup disabled workers
low-income workers with children
low-income workers without children
taxable no

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Universal Credit replaces Working Tax Credit
UC replaces Working Tax Credit
subject surface form: Universal Credit
Working Tax Credit replaced Working Tax Credit self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Working Families Tax Credit
Welfare Reform Act 2012 consolidates Working Tax Credit
this entity surface form: Working Tax Credit into Universal Credit