Amendment of the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 20022.

The table in Schedule 2 (maximum rates of the elements of a working tax credit) to the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 20028 is amended as follows—

(a)

in item 1 (basic element), in the second column for “£1,960” substitute “£1,995”;

(b)

in item 2 (disability element), in the second column for “£3,165” substitute “£3,220”;

(c)

in item 3 (30 hour element), in the second column for “£810” substitute “£825”;

(d)

in items 4 (second adult element) and 5 (lone parent element), in the second column for “£2,010” substitute “£2,045”; and

(e)

in item 6 (severe disability element), in the second column for “£1,365” substitute “£1,390”.