Child Tax Credit - how much can they take?

Soubrette

Also regarding not seeing your child(ren), have you thought about joining families need fathers - they might be able to offer some solutions regarding reinstating contact.

Sou

shell_542

takesthemick wrote: »

Anyway so if I am correct in reading your reply, if I work and get more than my partner, when I do go back to work they will not take her CTC into account?

Is that correct?

Thankyou

I'm pretty sure that is not correct.

Child Tax Credits are ALWAYS classed as income to an NRP.

Working Tax Credits are classed as income IF the NRP is earning more than their partner.

If the NRP and their partner earn the same, only half of WTC is counted as income.

If the NRP earns less than their partner, no WTC is counted.

But CTC is always counted, whether you are earning more, the same or less than your partner.

takesthemick

Thankyou for your help

Hopefully Kelloggs will see the thread and let me know

Just to clarify whether when I go back to work my partners CTC will no longer be taken into account

Thankyou again

shell_542

takesthemick wrote: »

Thankyou for your help

Hopefully Kelloggs will see the thread and let me know

Just to clarify whether when I go back to work my partners CTC will no longer be taken into account

Thankyou again

See my above post Takesthemick.

I will look for a link ...

From the CSA website

Income can also include certain benefits, tax credits and occupational or personal pensions. Bonuses and commission also count as pay or salary. We count Working Tax Credit as income if the non-resident parent’s earnings are higher than their partner’s earnings. If the non-resident parent and their partner’s earnings are the same, we include half of the Working Tax Credit in the child maintenance calculation. We don’t count Working Tax Credit as income if the non-resident parent earns less than their partner.

http://www.csa.gov.uk/en/info/glossary.asp#jump-n

takesthemick

shell_542 wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that is not correct.

Child Tax Credits are ALWAYS classed as income to an NRP.

Working Tax Credits are classed as income IF the NRP is earning more than their partner.

If the NRP and their partner earn the same, only half of WTC is counted as income.

If the NRP earns less than their partner, no WTC is counted.

But CTC is always counted, whether you are earning more, the same or less than your partner.

OK, so if I get a job and get WTC they get taken into account aswell as my wages CTC and WTC?

Soubrette

shell_542 wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that is not correct.

Child Tax Credits are ALWAYS classed as income to an NRP.

Working Tax Credits are classed as income IF the NRP is earning more than their partner.

If the NRP and their partner earn the same, only half of WTC is counted as income.

If the NRP earns less than their partner, no WTC is counted.

But CTC is always counted, whether you are earning more, the same or less than your partner.

In the absence of a definitive answer (unless shell is being modest, in which case she's definitely right) then I would trust her answer over mine.

Sou

shell_542

I wanted to check lol It's under Net Income in the glossary on the CSA website.

So yes takesthemick, if you go on to get a job and earn more than your partner, your child tax credits AND working tax credits will be included in your total income as well as your net weekly pay.

Soubrette

shell_542 wrote: »

I wanted to check lol It's under Net Income in the glossary on the CSA website.

So yes takesthemick, if you go on to get a job and earn more than your partner, your child tax credits AND working tax credits will be included in your total income as well as your net weekly pay.

Am I right in thinking that if he earns less though, they won't count?

I can't tell from the CSA website whether that's the case with child tax credits AND working tax credits or just the latter.

Sou

shell_542

Soubrette wrote: »

Am I right in thinking that if he earns less though, they won't count?

I can't tell from the CSA website whether that's the case with child tax credits AND working tax credits or just the latter.

Sou

It is worded stupidly on the website.

From reading on here though, from Kelloggs posts too, I got the impression all child tax credits are included, regardless of who is earning the most.

takesthemick

shell_542 wrote: »

It is worded stupidly on the website.

From reading on here though I got the impression all child tax credits are included, regardless.

If I claim JSA or claim CA then I only have to Pay £5 a week regardless of the CTC my partner gets?