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Tax Credits

Volume 472: debated on Thursday 6 March 2008

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to make award notices easier to understand for tax credit claimants. (191851)

A revised version of the award notice, reflecting comments from the voluntary and community sector, has been in use since April 2006. Additionally, claimants now receive a two-page summary that explains the most important aspects of their award and tells them what information on their award notice they need to check. At the end of the year, a customer's renewal notice provides a full history of the changes made in the period of the award.