Tax Credits Act 2002

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The Tax Credits Act 2002 is a UK statute that established the legal framework for modern tax credits, including support for low-income workers and families.

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Tax Credits Act 2002 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom statute ⓘ
administeredBy HM Revenue and Customs ⓘ
appliesTo United Kingdom residents meeting eligibility criteria ⓘ
citationStatus amended ⓘ
containsProvisionsOn appeals and dispute resolution for tax credits ⓘ
calculation of tax credit awards ⓘ
eligibility criteria for tax credits ⓘ
overpayments and recovery of tax credits ⓘ
payment and administration of tax credits ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createsScheme child tax credit ⓘ
working tax credit ⓘ
hasEffectOn entitlement to state support for working families ⓘ
interaction between tax system and welfare benefits ⓘ
implementedBy secondary legislation ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
languageOfText English ⓘ
legalArea social security law ⓘ
tax law ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
policyContext New Labour welfare reform ⓘ
policyGoal to make work pay for low-income individuals ⓘ
to reduce child poverty in the United Kingdom ⓘ
predecessorSchemeOf universal credit ⓘ
linked to: Universal Credit
purpose to establish the legal framework for modern tax credits in the United Kingdom ⓘ
to provide financial support to families with children ⓘ
to provide financial support to low-income workers ⓘ
region England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
relatedTo Income Tax Act 2007 ⓘ
Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 ⓘ
royalAssentYear 2002 ⓘ
shortTitle Tax Credits Act 2002 ⓘ
targetGroup families with children ⓘ
low-income households ⓘ
working-age adults ⓘ
typeOfSupport means-tested tax credits ⓘ
yearOfAct 2002 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Working Tax Credit → legislatedBy → Tax Credits Act 2002 ⓘ
Working Tax Credit → administeredUnder → Tax Credits Act 2002 ⓘ
subject linked to: WTC
Tax Credits Act 2002 → shortTitle → Tax Credits Act 2002 ⓘ