asked Her Majesty's Government:
How much the working tax credit has cost to administer in each of the past five years. [HL4855]
The costs of managing and paying the child and working tax credits in the financial years from 2003-04 are shown in the table below. Costs are not kept separately for child tax credit and working tax credit.
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2008-09 (provisional) £406 million £474 million £467 million £587 million £581 million