Tax Credits & Council Tax query?

TotallyBroke

Hi currently I have a joint claim for Tax credits. We receive £50pm not wtc and no childcare help.
I was looking today on entitledto website for information about claiming as a single person. It shows I could get Tax credit at £50pw and wtc at £70pw.
Because this would be £120+ per week it comes up saying I would also be entitled to Council tax benefit.

Have I filled the form incorrectly?

My circumstances are;
Property owned on a mortgage (my name only)
Single person discount of Council Tax = £85 per month
No other benefits claimed. Apart from child benefit £18.80
Work 30+ hours per week, Salary before deductions = £20,500 per year
No other income ~ probably won't get maintenance unless I fight through csa.
1 child born ??/??/2007 childcare costs £125 per week

Can someone who knows the site confirm where I have gone wrong please.
Thanks

TotallyBroke

Bump,

Does anyone know if it is correct that you could claim Council tax benefit because of the CTC award.

Thanks

sandraroffey

you dont have to be on benefits to get council tax benefit. anyone on a low income can claim. ask them for a claim form, they can only say yes or no. your income from tax credits is counted as just that - income and i dont believe that it gives you automatic entitlement. however, a low income may.xx

cw18

I doubt you'd qualify.

My DD is a single mother, earning considerably less than you (about £13k/year for 40 hours a week before deductions) and paying child care for 2 children. She does get WTC (including 80% of her child-care costs), but doesn't get any help with her Council Tax (other than the 25% discount for being a single adult occupancy)

TotallyBroke

That's what I thought. I must have filled in the form incorrectly somewhere.
I'll try filling it in again later. Thanks to you both

Boppy_2

TotallyBroke - you could always fill in a claim form to see, worse they can say is no, my friend filled it in thinking she wouldn't get anything and I think they gave her £5 a week, isn't a lot but it helps and added up over the year £260 is a good amount off the bill.

OrkneyStar

Are you single or not ?
Your first line says a 'joint tax credits claim', yet you then mention single person amounts on entitledto.co.uk ?
Confused
x

SuziQ

Are you single or not ?
Your first line says a 'joint tax credits claim', yet you then mention single person amounts on entitledto.co.uk ?
Confused

Looks as though OP is seperating/ed as lower down she says unlikely to get maintenance unless pushes through CSA.

OrkneyStar

SuziQ wrote: »

Looks as though OP is seperating/ed as lower down she says unlikely to get maintenance unless pushes through CSA.

ah, d'oh!

TotallyBroke

Yes sorry I am now single (as of today) was playing around with the calculators.
I did it again today and it came up the same, that I am entitled to full council tax rebate and £127 in ctc and wtc. I put in the council tax amount to what it would be on single person discount.
So will definitely putting in for it. £85 per month to save is fantastic.

OrkneyStar

TotallyBroke wrote: »

Yes sorry I am now single (as of today) was playing around with the calculators.
I did it again today and it came up the same, that I am entitled to full council tax rebate and £127 in ctc and wtc. I put in the council tax amount to what it would be on single person discount.
So will definitely putting in for it. £85 per month to save is fantastic.

Glad it is looking positive for you, money wise anyway, hope it all works out ok.
Sorry I got confused about your post- I understand now what you meant!