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Tax credit rates 2024/25
£ per day
£ per year
Child tax credit
Family element (child born before 6 April 2017)
1.50
545
Child element
9.47
3,455
Disabled child element
Lower rate
11.43
4,170
Higher rate for a severely disabled child
16.03
5,850
Working tax credit
Basic element
6.68
2,435
Lone parent element
6.85
2,500
Couple element
6.85
2,500
30-hour element
2.79
1,015
Disabled worker element
10.79
3,935
Severe disability element
4.68
1,705
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
7,955
Child tax credit only
19,995
Taper
41%
Income increase disregard
2,500