To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many claims for working tax credits for households without children there were in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what the total expenditure on those claims was in that period. (133844)

Estimates of the number of families without children claiming working tax credits in 2004-05, including information on total expenditure on these claims, is available on the HMRC website at:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/cwtc-annual-0405.pdf

Figures for 2005-06 are due to be published on 22 May.