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Tax credit rates 2022/23
 
£ per day
£ per year
Child tax credit
 
Family element (child born before 6 April 2017)
1.50
545
Child element
8.05
2,935
Disabled child element
 
 
Lower rate
9.72
3,545
Higher rate for a severely disabled child
13.64
4,975
Working tax credit
 
Basic element
5.68
2,070
Lone parent element
5.83
2,125
Couple element
5.83
2,125
30-hour element
2.36
860
Disabled worker element
9.17
3,345
Severe disability element
3.96
1,445
Childcare element
70% of eligible weekly childcare costs:
 
One child
weekly maximum 175
 
Two or more children
weekly maximum 300
 
Thresholds
Income threshold
Working tax credit only or with child tax credit
 
6,770
Child tax credit only
 
17,005
Taper
 
41%
Income increase disregard
 
2,500