tax credits

moneymakestheworldgoround

I understood the initial post so I am not too sure why some of you are being so argumentative.

With regards to the foster carer - The op means the person who looks after their child is not a registered childminder, but a professional foster carer, and therefore thought it wouldnt qualify for the criteria needed to get child care costs.

With regards to why they want it monthly, or yearly, thats not our place to comment. Completely up to them. The question was is it possible? And the op has said they have found out it is.

So thats the question answered without the need for more silly replies surely.

nikki2804

From experience TC will not be paid in a lump sum (either up front or arrears. This was a frequently asked question and the answer was always no (probably because it may stop fraudulent claims being stopped quite as quickly.

And also the line always was and probably alway will be " Tax credits are not a benefit, they are a credit which is not to be relied on as they can change reguarly and are not a set amount "

And there certainly wasnt an option for this on my claim form (and i only filled it out a month ago!!!!)

alwaysonthego_2

moneymakestheworldgoround wrote: »

So thats the question answered without the need for more silly replies surely.

but the question was not clear and concise was it?

moneymakestheworldgoround

alwaysonthego wrote: »

but the question was not clear and concise was it?

Perhaps not the clearest post I have ever read, but hardly warrants post after post of criticism.

And the point was made in the end and it has been answered by the OP themselves.

alwaysonthego_2

moneymakestheworldgoround wrote: »

Perhaps not the clearest post I have ever read, but hardly warrants post after post of criticism.

And the point was made in the end and it has been answered by the OP themselves.

I think it was more frustration rather than criticism! (though I do not believe that I personally criticised the op apart from wondering whether they were a troll)

The op was being delibrately misleading!

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moneymakestheworldgoround wrote: »

I understood the initial post so I am not too sure why some of you are being so argumentative.

With regards to the foster carer - The op means the person who looks after their child is not a registered childminder, but a professional foster carer, and therefore thought it wouldnt qualify for the criteria needed to get child care costs.

With regards to why they want it monthly, or yearly, thats not our place to comment. Completely up to them. The question was is it possible? And the op has said they have found out it is.

So thats the question answered without the need for more silly replies surely.

The OP has not answered his/her own question correctly. If they follow that advice they will lose 9 months of payments.

moneymakestheworldgoround

I dont know if they have or not. My instinct would say it is not correct - I cannot find anything out about this and I personally wouldnt trust just one persons response on the helpline - when I rang to renew the other day I got an argumentative person who told me I was claiming fraudently. My mobile lost signal, I called back and got someone else who told me the previous adviser was talking rubbish and it was not the case at all. So IF the OP rang the helpline and IF they did say they could get paid yearly, then I would want to triple check that.

However, asking the OP why they want it yearly and how stupid an idea that is .. was not the most helpful response.

The credit the OP was talking about was to help with childcare. I cant imagine many people would be able to sacrifice it for the whole year and have it as a lump sum, and therefore I cannot see this being a valid payment. Likewise I agree putting it into an interest bearing account and not touching it for the year is the better option.

However, my point was simply there are better ways of responding to a post, and better ways of discussing the issue.

The OP seemed to feel under attack and chose not to continue posting - that doesnt seem like a great environment.