Subject:
"Working Tax Credit and the Disability Element"
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anneam
Welfare Rights Officer, Sundeland Welfare Rights Service Member since 01st Mar 2004
Working Tax Credit and the Disability Element Thu 25-Mar-04 08:09 PM
Difference of opinion in service. Can you help. Confusion over what circumstances allow the inclusion of a disability element in the calculation of Working Tax credit. Does the employed person in a joint claim need to be the disabled one or is it sufficient that a non employed partner in the joint claim is the disabled person. The Legislation appeared unclear and seemed to suggest potentially the non working partner could be the disabled one. Further believe that the WTC Entitlement and Rate Regs were amended to clarify thet the WTC claimant has to be the one to satisfy the disabilty element (think this was the WTC Miscelleneous Amendment no 2 Regs) Confirmation or clarifacation would be helpfull.
