Letter from hmrc

[23sopwith]

my girlfriend is a single parent on beneifts(ESA) child benifit and child tax credit.

 

Her daughter who is not eighteen until the 31st August 2013 leaves full time education in june and hopes to go to university in sep/oct.

 

HMRC have , today, informed her that her cb will cease on 3rd June.

 

Does child tax credit also stop at this time?

 

If so are benifits available to help support her daughter from june until starting university ?

[dx100uk]

Twil be JSA time for the daughter me thinks.

 

dx

[flumps1976]

Is it the payment of child benefit or child tax credits that are due to stop?

Most young people remain in the child benefit claim until the first monday in September which is classed as the child benefit extension period and therefore JSA is not payable until the first Monday in September.

Your child leaves education or training after 31 August following their 16th birthday

If your child leaves after 31 August following their 16th birthday, your payments will normally stop on a different date. Your payments will normally carry on from the time they leave until the week that includes the earliest of these dates:

• the last day of February
  
• 31 May
  
• 31 August
  
• 30 November
  

But if one of the following happens, your payments will stop straightaway:

• your child starts paid work for 24 hours a week or more
  
• your child starts getting certain benefits, such as Income Support or Employment and Support Allowance, or tax credits in their own right
  

You will need to report any of these changes to the Child Benefit Office.

[23sopwith]

Letter relates to child benefit I understand that child tax credit stops once child benfit stops.

She finishes A level education on the 3rd of June and is hoping to go to university after. What is available , benifit wise, from June to September. JSA does not apply as she will not be 18 until the 31st August.

[estellyn]

Letter relates to child benefit I understand that child tax credit stops once child benfit stops.

She finishes A level education on the 3rd of June and is hoping to go to university after. What is available , benifit wise, from June to September. JSA does not apply as she will not be 18 until the 31st August.

 

Basically what flumps is saying is that child benefit and tax credits should be continuing until 31st August. Give child benefit a call and query this - it's called the 'child benefit extension period'.

[flumps1976]

23sopwith your girlfriend needs to inform the HMRC that her daughter intends to continue in educatiom moving from non advanced to advanced education and then the Chb and CTC will remain in payment.

[23sopwith]

Just got letter from chb today reiterating what HMRC said ie that chb will stop on 3rd June and that as she going on to advanced education no extension period applies. I think this is wrong as she will not be eighteen unti 31 august 2013.

Any suggestions please. Soppy

[estellyn]

Just got letter from chb today reiterating what HMRC said ie that chb will stop on 3rd June and that as she going on to advanced education no extension period applies. I think this is wrong as she will not be eighteen unti 31 august 2013.

Any suggestions please. Soppy

 

I think she needs to sign with connexions possibly, to get the extension period??

[23sopwith]

any body got any info on how to contact hmrc regarding ctc and wtc.

applied for due to change of circumstance there hep line states if you havent applied for it 8/10 weeks ago dont bother and the phone goes dead,

do they acknowledge receipt of applications or are you just left up in the air wondering what is going on

[raydetinu]

You can only write or telephone, and no, they do not normally acknowledge receipt of any thing until they deal with it.

Always send letters/forms recorded in case they they did not get.

[23sopwith]

well girlfriends daughter finished alevels now, ctc been reawarded but trying to get a back payment from hmrc is like getting blood out of a stone, they also insist that she is not entitled to cb even if she signs with connexions as she is going on to advanced education

[23sopwith]

further letter fropm hmrc re a compliance check basically saying the info they have apparently is not what we told them on form whatever.

spoke to them today informed s/daughter went into advanced education today ie. uni

what happens now.

[stikky62]

further letter fropm hmrc re a compliance check basically saying the info they have apparently is not what we told them on form whatever.

spoke to them today informed s/daughter went into advanced education today ie. uni

what happens now.

 

Child benefit and child tax credits will stop - no longer eligible.

[23sopwith]

child benefit stopped the day she finished her exams in june wasnt eligiable for any benefits as wasnt 18 until aug 31 chb still dont want to know