Official Statistics

Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Working Tax Credit (WTC) take-up rates 2017 to 2018

This publication presents estimates of annual take-up rates for Child Benefit and for CTC and WTC, covering the 2017 to 2018 financial year.

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Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit Take-up rates 2017 to 2018

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Child Benefit take-up rates measure the proportion of eligible children and young people who have Child Benefit claimed on their behalf. Tax credit take-up rates measure the proportion of eligible families who claim tax credits (the caseload take-up rate), as well as the proportion of available financial support which is claimed (the expenditure take-up rate).

In the case of tax credits, it also presents estimates for the number of entitled non-recipient families, and the amount of available expenditure which is unclaimed.

Due to the introduction of Universal Credit, this is the final year for which tax credit take-up statistics will be released. Child Benefit take-up rates will be published alongside the Child Benefit geographical statistics in the first half of 2021.

Published 11 December 2019