Discussion archive

Top Working Tax Credit & Child Tax Credit


Topic Author Last updated date Replies Views
30 hours element
Client is off sick getting SSP only. Husband on long term ICB. Before going sick she was working 50 hours a week - does her WTC include a 30 hours e
ASH20-Apr-07 12:10 PM
by nevip
3638
Help Line - its easier to get on who wants to be a millionaire
Help mi bob it jist gets harder - I have just telephoned the Tax Credit Helpline to discuss a letter I sent early in March. Though they have a mandat
YKelman17-Apr-07 03:09 PM
by bensup
1642
Recover of tax credits following bankruptcy
My client is about to go bankrupt. She is currently having a CTC and WTC overpayment recovered from her current entitlement, which is made up of CTC o
Alexa W13-Apr-07 05:09 PM
by Derek
21246
Have your say on Tax Credits, Citizens Advice urges public
'Citizens Advice is giving people a chance to have their say on the tax credits problems they have experienced through an online survey. The quick
shawn12-Apr-07 09:22 AM0556
Joint claims, annual declaration both to speak to HMRC
I have a couple who have been claiming CTC only. They received the annual declarations but couldnt understand what to put on them. They rang HMRC for
Suecox11-Apr-07 07:05 AM
by Victoria Todd
4674
Appointee - overpayment responsibility
Client is appointee for blind couple (relatives). Was made appointee by filling in relevant section on first TC claim form in 2003 - is not a DWP app
Derek04-Apr-07 09:14 AM
by nevip
3619
Quick question
Would a young couple (male 25, female 20) living together with no children be entitled to any WTC based on male working 30 hrs per week with income of
linnylou03-Apr-07 12:01 PM
by bensup
3663
COP 26 Fettering discretion?
Anyone know whether there has been any challenge to rigid adherence to COP 26 on fettering discretion grounds? If so, what happened?
fkaGerry202-Apr-07 06:32 PM
by Paul Stagg
51654
Limits on recovery of overpayments
Does anybody know if the government is going to introduce the limits on the amount of tax credits that can be recovered off a person's current entitle
ali l28-Mar-07 12:52 PM
by toxteth
3832
failure to return the annual declaration form ...
greetings all and hope my note finds you in your basket(s) purring ? :) anyway, i seem to be getting a few cl. recently who have been overpaid t.c'
Sayo28-Mar-07 09:48 AM
by Sayo
4710
Changes of circumstances after 1 April 2007
Everything I've read until now, including the Tax Credit Manual, tells me that from April 2007 claimants will have 1 month to report most changes of c
chrisduran27-Mar-07 09:33 PM
by ariadne2
6738
Working Tax Credit for not working
I have a client who was working full time and claiming Tax Credits. His income was too high to be actually paid Working Tax Credit. He received only
Victor Ridding27-Mar-07 11:37 AM
by SLloyd
5762
£25000 WTC disregard confusion
With the new £25000 disregard coming in from April 2006 can someone confirm whether my interpretaion of it is correct? eg Single customer over 25, 05/
goalmachine27-Mar-07 08:38 AM
by bmenadm
212476
R2R and CTC
I am getting quite off my head with the Right to Reside and I am hoping that someone may pick out anything that I am not getting on this case. My clie
Francis N22-Mar-07 08:58 PM
by ariadne2
1517
NHS Exemption charges Threshold for help 2007/08
Hi all I have no info on this figure - has it gone up or is it staying at the £15,050 figure again? Anyone heard anything on this issue? regards Car
cgale22-Mar-07 09:06 AM0411
claims where one partner is PSIC
This is an oncreasingly common problem for me... HMRC are refusing CTC claims where one of the two partners either do not have leave to remain in t
Dan_manville21-Mar-07 12:38 PM0426
Disability Element
Hi everyone. Can someone clarify the conditions for continuing to recieve wtc on 'disability'grounds. Client is single man who works 16 hrs a week.
pc21-Mar-07 09:17 AM
by chrisduran
1515
Emotional involvement
The weirdest conversation of my working life has just taken place. Tax Credit office responding to request to reconsider recovery of overpayment as
John Birks20-Mar-07 02:48 PM
by RachelSmith
3701
split award CTC
I have a case where the client was reciving tax credits for care of two children. Tax credits also persuing overpayment for period it took them to wor
Phil Wiley16-Mar-07 03:17 PM0435
questions and 'answers' ...
What proportion of appeals against overpayments of tax credits have been refused since april 2006? Over the period April 2006 to the en
shawn16-Mar-07 12:57 PM
by shawn
8971
childcare during term time
I have someone who currently works and only requires chilcare during the school holiday periods. If notifying Tax Credits of this they will pay an av
RENAW14-Mar-07 09:25 PM
by RENAW
2526
Tax credit overpayment?
I took a call today from a client who is in receipt of WTC/CTC and the childcare element of WTC. Her present employment ends on the 31st march 2007.
Suz14-Mar-07 01:14 PM
by Suz
3756
06/07 income threshold for NHS charges exemption
The threshold is listed in the new CPAG book at page 179 as £15050 - this is the same as last year so, I suspect, incoreect. Does anyone know the cor
sarc09-Mar-07 11:19 AM
by robbies
31008
threshold from April 2007, for help with NHS health costs for people who get Tax Credit
(Edited to shorten link) Does anyone know where to look up the figure that replaces the 2006-7 threshold of £15,050, in April 2007, for entitlement
robbies09-Mar-07 11:17 AM
by robbies
31043
Keeping in touch with the tax credit office ....
New briefing from the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group .... available @ http://www.litrg .org.uk/news/index.c fm?id=414
shawn02-Mar-07 09:55 AM0533
Commissioner's decision
Has anyone a copy of CFC 1537/1995 they could fax to me on 01298 308050 FAO Tony Pickering? I could do with it for a hearing tomorrow morning! It is
Derbyshire01-Mar-07 03:19 PM
by shawn
3469
residence order allowance and child tax credits
I have seen some stuff about residence order allowances excluding claims for child tax credit on RightsNet and I just wanted some clarification about
Clara26-Feb-07 01:04 PM
by wwr
1563
complete our rightsnet survey .... and win £50 !!
hi ... as part of the revenue's funding of our new tax credit website (@ www.rightsnet.org.uk /taxcredits) we need to evaluate its usefulness to you
shawn21-Feb-07 03:22 PM
by shawn
0742
CTC and R2R
Hi all, I've seen a few of the threads on this in the forum around the DWP informing HMRC that a person doesn't have a R2R and the HMRC stopping th
Big Lee20-Feb-07 07:38 PM
by ariadne
3645
Declaring Foreign income
client worked in Middle East for last 10 yrs, born in UK now returned to UK to work will be claiming TCS does he need to put down what he has earned
LA19-Feb-07 02:51 PM
by chrisduran
7695