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Hey everyone, first time on here, I'm hoping someone can help. I was contacted in May by the compliance team in Preston regarding my childcare costs. Naughty me I was overclaiming and am in a similar situation to other users on here and have written in (too chicken to actually ring) to confess etc. Now, from what I have seen from the threads on here I should only get reduced payments for next year.

 

That's all fine but my main worry is this - whilst investigating my childcare costs will they carry out other checks on me as per normal procedure?? The reason I'm asking is that after the break up of my relationship with the children's dad I have been living in my parents property (not home). I pay them whatever I can towards bills etc but the house/bills etc is all registered to them. I have everything like bank accounts, tax credit, nhs stuff, uni stuff (I'm s mature student) all registered there. It'd just me & the kids live here but do you think the TC people will investigate me for this??

 

Any help/advice is very very much appreciated. I'm losing sleep every single night over this as I can't help thinking this is why its taking so long to hear back from them! I sent in my letter at end of July - I know it was late, I just explained in the letter that I'd tried & tried the telephone number provided with no success and also that I'd had a period of illness that prevented a prompt reply.

 

Anyway, thanks in anticipation :-)

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They can look into other areas, yes. But it won't have a detrimental effect your claim because all tax credit are looking for when they find utility bills in someone else's name is a partner.

 

If you are getting housing benefit for renting that property, that is another matter.

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Ah ok, that's good then. No I'm not getting housing benefit nor any other DWP benefits. I've only ever claimed CTC & WTC, as I was entitled to & there's never been another partner living here.

 

Thanks again Oracle ;-)

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They won't be interested in that, then. CTC is for the child, WTC is to top up your low income (and help with childcare costs where there is a childcare element). Even if you lived in the same household as your parents, your CTC and WTC would be the same as it would if you lived on your own.

My advice is based on my opinion, my experience and my education. I do not profess to be an expert in any given field. If requested, I will provide a link where possible to relevant legislation or guidance, so that advice provided can be confirmed and I do encourage others to follow those links for their own peace of mind. Sometimes my advice is not what people necesserily want to hear, but I will advise on facts as I know them - although it may not be what a person wants to hear it helps to know where you stand. Advice on the internet should never be a substitute for advice from your own legal professional with full knowledge of your individual case.

 

 

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  • 2 weeks later...

Hiya, I've still not heard a thing from them! Not a sausage! Now, I've had a letter from the normal hmrc people saying they're stopping my claim because I haven't renewed! But even though I sent back my renewal pack and chased it up by telephone they said they can't renew/update as it is another team dealing with my claim... and, like I say, the compliance team haven't replied, nor can I contact them by phone!! I'm going round in circles!! so nowt for me tomorrow then!! Booooooo.....:-(

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God what a nightmare!! Did you send your renewal by recorded delivery? When you chased your renewal up did they confirm receipt?

 

The letter that I received did say if I have any questions about my claim I have to contact them as opposed to the normal tc team.

 

How much do you estimate you owe them?

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Well my situation has just got even more bizarre and I don't know what to think :???:

 

As you know I was being "reviewed" with regards to childcare and I sent in full disclosure about 2 wks ago (estimated I owed approx £8000) and I presumed that this "review" was the reason my renewal hadn't been processed because I sent it in at beginning of July and then the childcare letter turned up 5/6 weeks after. Well...........checked my bank as normal this morning and an extra payment has been paid (more than I normally get per week by approx £10) so I called them and was advised that my award had been finalised and it had generated an extra payment and that my weekly figure has increased per week.

 

Now my question / worry is; what has happened with regards to the overpayment I have received?!?!?!?!? If my figures have gone up then it's obvious they are not taking any money back. Does this mean that they are going to recover it in a different way (prosecution etc?!?!?!?!?!?!).

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Well my situation has just got even more bizarre.

 

Received a letter from HMRC this morning (dated 25/08/11) from the compliance team. It is very, very brief and just says:-

 

" RE: Your tax credits for 2010-2011. I have made a decision that I do not accept your childcare costs. I have adjusted your claim as a result. You will soon receive an award notice detailing your tax credits for 2010/2011. If you have an advisor acting on your behalf please show them this letter."

 

Firstly I am very pleased as this letter obviously signifies that they are not taking the matter any further but it has confused me even more!!!!!

 

My husband called them on Tuesday to notify them that I had started work and to give them my work details. Yesterday I called them as we received an extra payment in our account and was advised that it was due to my renewal being completed and that my weekly amount was approx £8 per week more than before.

 

My question is - the renewal has obviously been completed after the "review" so how on earth am I ending up with more money?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? I know I did pay an overpayment back earlier on this year (between Jan-April) but I am sure that was only around £1000.

 

I was honest on my renewal and I was brutally honest in my letter to the compliance team that I had falsely claimed childcare between April-Nov 2010.

 

Does anyone have any thoughts?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

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Well my situation has just got even more bizarre.

 

Received a letter from HMRC this morning (dated 25/08/11) from the compliance team. It is very, very brief and just says:-

 

" RE: Your tax credits for 2010-2011. I have made a decision that I do not accept your childcare costs. I have adjusted your claim as a result. You will soon receive an award notice detailing your tax credits for 2010/2011. If you have an advisor acting on your behalf please show them this letter."

 

Firstly I am very pleased as this letter obviously signifies that they are not taking the matter any further but it has confused me even more!!!!!

 

My husband called them on Tuesday to notify them that I had started work and to give them my work details. Yesterday I called them as we received an extra payment in our account and was advised that it was due to my renewal being completed and that my weekly amount was approx £8 per week more than before.

 

My question is - the renewal has obviously been completed after the "review" so how on earth am I ending up with more money?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? I know I did pay an overpayment back earlier on this year (between Jan-April) but I am sure that was only around £1000.

 

I was honest on my renewal and I was brutally honest in my letter to the compliance team that I had falsely claimed childcare between April-Nov 2010.

 

Does anyone have any thoughts?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

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Hiya! Just thought I'd update. I also received a letter stating "I do not accept that you paid..." blah blah blah... I have given my income for 2010/11 and they are restarting my claim. Hopefully that's it done. Lesson learned!!

 

Back of beyond - any further forward on your mysterious extra money??

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Basically the extra payment was generated due to rewewal being completed. Received my new award and it states an overpayment of £1700 which it says they are not collecting back at present. Also received last years final award and that also states the same.

 

My award has since increased due to me starting work and getting wtc.

 

I still think my overpayment should have been more but what more can I do? I've wrote and given them correct info, they've acknowledged it and said they've amended my award so just leaving it now. Can't worry about it any longer tbh.

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