Asked by: Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households receive child benefit in Renfrewshire; and how many such households received child benefit in each of the last five years.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
For the local authority area of Renfrewshire, information detailing the number of families in receipt of Tax Credits can be found in the publication ‘Child and Working Tax Credits statistics finalised annual awards - geographical analysis’ available here:
gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics.
Information relating to Child Benefit is available here:
gov.uk/government/publications by searching for publications named ‘Child Benefit geographical analysis’.