Child tax credit query

Hi was wondering if anyone could shed some light on my situation for me. We currently get ctc for 3 kids....the eldest left school in june and started on a "programme led pathway" course. We told ctc this and also family allowence and that was fine, they have kept paying us for him. Now the course he is on finishes next friday....(was supposed to be a 26 week course but have done it in 14) do I ring and tell both benefit offices and will they still pay me for him?? He left school 16 weeks ago and I read that you can get an extention for them if they are regestered with connections and its within 20 weeks of them leaving school......does anyone know ???

Thanks in advance

FA x

[huggys boss]

I think your best option would be to ring them and ask.

When my daughter left school she went on to further education and got the EMI (I think that was what is called). She got £30 a week.

I think it is means tested.

[bazak1]

Yes, EMA is a means tested payment for your child, with £30.00 being the highest payment.

Hi thanks for your answers but he has nothing to do now his course has finished, and to claim ema they have to be in further education...

My question was about the child tax credit and if we will still get it for him, I thought it was for up to 20 weeks after they left school??? He is just 17 so cannot claim unemployment yet.....

Thanks

FA x

[bazak1]

CHILD TAX CREDIT AND YOUNG PEOPLE.

Young Person
From 1 September after their 16th birthday, and up to their 20th birthday, a person will be known as a qualifying young person, providing they are

• receiving full time education or
• are on an approved training course before their 19th birthday

and they are not

• in advanced education, or
• in education received through their employer or because of their work.

A person is also classed as a qualifying young person, and will still be treated as a member of the claimants family, where they are

• under the age of 18 and have registered with an approved body within 20 weeks of leaving full-time education or an approved training course, and
• we were notified 3 months of the date they left full time education or an approved training course

To qualify, young persons must not be

• entitled to or in receipt of Income Support, Income-based Job Seeker's Allowance or Incapacity Benefit
• normally engaged in remunerative work for more than 24 hours per week.

Note: the approved training course does not have to result in a named qualification.

Hope this helps.

If it does not then visit http://taxcredits.inlandrevnue.gov.uk for further help.

Thankyou...thats exactly what I was looking for...so in effect we should still be able to get money for him......for a while anyway.

FA x