Healthy Start

Horlock

Does anyone know which year your income needs to be below £16,040 to be eligible for healthy start milk vouchers?

Healthy start application form was just sent to me to fill out by child tax credits.

In last tax year I earned below the threshold
In last year (ie ending today) I earned well below the threshold
In this tax year I will earn close to the threshold (probably slightly above)
In this year (ie starting today) I will earn well above the threshold

I have never claimed before in fact I'd never even heard of it.

Anyone have a definative answer, when I check the FAQ online it simply says "do you have an annual family income of £16040 or less?" my question is when?

I know tax credits work on last tax year (but don't know if this is similar or not).

alwaysonthego_2

Are you claiming WTC?

Horlock

alwaysonthego wrote: »

Are you claiming WTC?

No - just child credit at the moment

[Deleted User]

If your income was lower last year TCO should base your award on the lower figure.Healthy Start should use that figure also as they will check your tax credit award.

alwaysonthego_2

Is there any reason why you are not claiming WTC?

[not being nosey you will be better of claiming WTC if eligble rather than the Healthy start vouchers]

Horlock

alwaysonthego wrote: »

Is there any reason why you are not claiming WTC?

[not being nosey you will be better of claiming WTC if eligble rather than the Healthy start vouchers]

As far as I know I'm not eligible. Honestly I haven't got a clue. I've just started work, after a year out of the country and a few months unemployment benefit.

alwaysonthego_2

You need to be working 16 hours to be entitled to TC.

Horlock

alwaysonthego wrote: »

You need to be working 16 hours to be entitled to TC.

I think that I am now claiming working tax credit - seems to have happened automatically looking at my bank statement for this month. Which I suspect means no longer eligible for the vouchers. Thanks to everyone who responded.

Zara33

Horlock wrote: »

I think that I am now claiming working tax credit - seems to have happened automatically looking at my bank statement for this month. Which I suspect means no longer eligible for the vouchers. Thanks to everyone who responded.

Horlock honey you don't automatically get WTC. xoxox

Horlock

Zara33 wrote: »

Horlock honey you don't automatically get WTC. xoxox

Appears from my bank account that you do if you were already claiming child tax credits, and revise your income details - I haven't asked for it - but its there and I'm not complaining.

Zara33

Horlock wrote: »

Appears from my bank account that you do if you were already claiming child tax credits, and revise your income details - I haven't asked for it - but its there and I'm not complaining.

Oh I see so you did actually apply for some form of credits then.

Have a good day