Working families tax credit not aimed at reducing poverty court told

Tax credits for working families are not aimed at reducing poverty, but at getting beneficiaries into work, a court has been told. The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is challenging the Government's In Work Tax Credit (IWTC), part of the Working for Families package introduced in 2006. It claims the credit, which is worth at least $60 a week and applies only to working parents, not those on a ...