Helen Goodman – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Goodman on 2016-09-02.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many letters have been sent by HM Revenue and Customs contractor Concentrix asking tax credit claimants for (a) proof of single status, (b) hours worked and (c) evidence of childcare in each tax year since 2013.

Mr David Gauke

From November 2014 to the end of August 2016 Concentrix sent

a) 381k letters for proof of single status.

b) 254k letters asking for hours worked.

c) 312k letter sent for evidence of childcare.

Information relating to individual tax years is not available.