Is WTC entitlement affected by partner's income?

MimiJane · 29 December 2004 at 12:50AM

My partner is shortly to become self-employed and is wondering if it would be worth his while to apply for WTC. We have no children, are not married and I receive an incapacity pension. Does any income I receive have to be declared and is it likely to affect whether or not he is entitled to WTC?

Any help appreciated.

irs101 · 30 December 2004 at 12:34PM

In short, yes your income will be counted - tax credits are based on household income.

So it really depends how much income you have and how much your partner expects to earn from his new business. Also, remember that anything your partner has earned since April will also be counted in this years award (awards run from April to April).

Childless couple can currently get WTC up to an income of just over £15K. This will go up a bit in April.

You say you get an incapacity pension - are you aware that there are some "disability" elements in WTC? Even if you don't work, your partner may be able to claim an element if your incapacity is severe enough. This would mean you are entitled up to a higher income level.

irs

MimiJane · 30 December 2004 at 1:25PM

In short, yes your income will be counted - tax credits are based on household income.

So it really depends how much income you have and how much your partner expects to earn from his new business. Also, remember that anything your partner has earned since April will also be counted in this years award (awards run from April to April).

Childless couple can currently get WTC up to an income of just over £15K. This will go up a bit in April.

You say you get an incapacity pension - are you aware that there are some "disability" elements in WTC? Even if you don't work, your partner may be able to claim an element if your incapacity is severe enough. This would mean you are entitled up to a higher income level.

irs

Thanks for the interesting info. We are at the moment totally ignorant about WTC and are just gathering any info. we can before my partner starts up his business. It will just be a very small business but, as I do not work, we're obviously anxious to claim everything we can, so I'll look into the "disability" elements.

Thanks again.

Bumble_Bee_7 · 29 September 2007 at 11:08AM

Ring the tax credit helpline, they can do an entitlement calculation for you based on your future Changes

Is WTC entitlement affected by partner's income?

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