free money from family/working tax credit

funnyguy · 20 February 2006 at 12:00PM

Are you claiming this money you are entitled too.You can get over £10 per week even if you are earning around £60000 per year.But you have to claim it to get it..All you need are children school age or under for family tax credit,and if you dont have children or they are grown up and you work at least 30 hours a week and get paid £10000 {single person},£13000 {couple} or less,you can still claim working tax credit.

tatts_2 · 20 February 2006 at 2:55PM

for the amount of trouble the tax offices cause, Im starting to wonder if its worth it!
(Been billed for £2000, and theyve admitted they made a mistake, but are still taking the money.£200 a month that I cant afford to lose!) Honestly, if its for a tenner a week on a high income, its just not worth the hassle, yet to speak to anyone whi HASNT had trouble with them and an unexpected huge bill handed back to them near the end of each tax year!
Sorry to be so cynical, 18months of constant battling with them, and a £2000 debt caused by their mistakes ( which we werent paid in the first place by the way!!!!) I dont trust them as far as I can throw them, bane of my life lately!!! lol

Labradoodle11_2 · 20 February 2006 at 3:04PM

Is this the same as Childrens Tax Credit. As a family we earn under that threshold amount and we don't receive a penny for Childrens Tax Credit - even though I have a 3 year old!

silverfoxdude · 20 February 2006 at 3:07PM

can you still claim if your kid is 16 but not working or in education

SCREAMIN_BABIES · 20 February 2006 at 3:37PM

silverfoxdude wrote:

can you still claim if your kid is 16 but not working or in education

no it stops once they are 16 . no exeption apparently

freebie_lover_3 · 20 February 2006 at 3:44PM

my mates mum claims for her who is 17 because she is in full time education but i think its only if there in full time education at college or something. they over paid me by £1000 and i got to pay it all back i dont really think its worth it for a tenna cause u'll only end up owing them like everyone else. because of their mistakes!

Frogling · 20 February 2006 at 4:01PM

tatts wrote:

for the amount of trouble the tax offices cause, Im starting to wonder if its worth it!
(Been billed for £2000, and theyve admitted they made a mistake, but are still taking the money.£200 a month that I cant afford to lose!) Honestly, if its for a tenner a week on a high income, its just not worth the hassle, yet to speak to anyone whi HASNT had trouble with them and an unexpected huge bill handed back to them near the end of each tax year!
Sorry to be so cynical, 18months of constant battling with them, and a £2000 debt caused by their mistakes ( which we werent paid in the first place by the way!!!!) I dont trust them as far as I can throw them, bane of my life lately!!! lol

We had problems with them a couple of years ago, and ended up having to pay money back to them. They then admitted that they had made a mistake and owed us money, but didn't offer to pay us any interest back on the debt we had accrued whilst we paid them back money we didn't actually owe them. It's hard enough trying to figure out what you can and can't claim, without them making it even more difficult.

CheekyLittleMonkey · 20 February 2006 at 4:26PM

Just a word from the wise - I have just finished a 1yr contract working for HMRC/Inland Revenue at their HQ in Telford. I would strongly pursue any claims that you have, however long it takes because most of their systems (i.e GGIS (Government Gateway Interface) and ERIC (External Routing Interface) which both deal with SA, NTCS, TC's etc, are all to pot, have loads of known errors which are STILL in the process of being fixed. SO please do pursue and fight all claims because in the end you should get back what you are owed. But do escalate it higher, ask to speak to a Manager or a Supervisor and be strong on the telephone, keep records of all calls. I know it is a hassle but next time I have a problem with the Inland Revenue I will fight tooth and nail knowing of the shambles that they are in!!!

zoescrims · 20 February 2006 at 4:57PM

Labradoodle11 wrote:

Is this the same as Childrens Tax Credit. As a family we earn under that threshold amount and we don't receive a penny for Childrens Tax Credit - even though I have a 3 year old!

The childrens tax credit and working tax credit is one form.
If i were you i would apply again,it can be done online too .From what you sy sounds like you should get it and also if any of your circumstances change you need to inform them ie work less hours etc

Zoe

Sharra · 20 February 2006 at 5:15PM

Here's all the info - everyone with kids earning under 50k gets at least £545 a year.
Tax credit info

funnyguy · 20 February 2006 at 5:41PM

Now lets be sensible about this.The people on this site are out to get freebies,if you can spend time to get a sachet of shampoo,isn<t it worth spending a bit of time to get at least £10 per week.Besides the horror stories your going to hear from people,if you havent claimed yet ,,do it.For those earning£20000-£50000 with one child you are entitled to £545 per year.For those earning less or with more children..a lot more.For the clever money saver all you have to do is put it all in an ISA or high intrerest account and if there has been a mistake,and you have to pay some of it back next tax year,then they will take it back monthly again..and you will have a lot of interest.

free money from family/working tax credit

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