Tax credit advise

[Topham]

Hi guys. just a quick one. i need some advise with regards child tax credits and working tax credits.

 

Last year i was part of a joint claim for both above, during the claim period from Apr 14-Aug14 i was self employed not earning the best of money and nor was my partner. at this period we were entitled to claim the above benefits.

 

I managed to get a permanent job based away so was told that due to when i start that job there would be a major change of income and that i was to inform the benefits people once i started that job on day 1.

 

so i started the job told them we wanted to end the joint claim due to a change in my circumstances and the wage i was going to be on i would no longer be entitled to benefits for the remaining year, and was informed several times over the phone that before taking this job in august, any payment that was made benefits wise was ours to to keep as that at the time we were entitled to it.

 

Anyway, I've just had a chat with the benefit renewal people as i need to know how to fill out the benefit renewal pack that will be sent out in april so that it shows my self employed wage for that period of the year that i was claiming. Now I've been told that they factor in my whole wage for the year whilst working out benefits, which means that every penny i received whilst being on a low income i have to pay back.

 

my argument being, that if i earned 10 quid a week from apr till august I'm entitled to benefits. and if i earn a million a week from august to april clearly I'm not, but when it comes to the renewal what there asking for is my full income for the full year which will says x million of pounds, when clearly we weren't claiming for the full year, we were claiming for the early part of the year.

 

my question is does this seem right, are they misinforming me, cos they misinformed me in the summer of 2014 before i took my permanent job.

[sirbob10]

Can I ask why you wanted to end the joint claim. Did you separate from your partner?

[Topham]

Yes several reasons really. The main one being I was moving out of the family home on a permanent basis and relocating to Scotland full time And also the fact that I knew my wage would put me over the threshold once I started this new job hence y ending the claim on my last day of self employment! As we were advised by several advisers at the credit office we were entitled to that money at the time due to my wage of self employment!

[Topham]

But my concern is for the period of the claim we were entitled to what we were getting and were told this!

 

Surelly what ever happens after the claim shouldn't be counted

[blondebubbles]

Sadly that's not how tax credits work. The income for the full tax year is taken into account.

[honeybee13]

Hello there.

 

As tax credits are administered by HMRC, I've moved your thread to that forum and left you a short term link to follow from the benefits forum.

 

HB