Social Security Benefits

Charles Hendry
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people applied for (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit in each month since January 2006.

Mr. Timms
The information is not available in the format requested. Child and working tax credits are claimed on the same form so it is not possible to provide separate figures for working tax credit and child tax credit except at disproportionate cost.