Tax credit and redundancy pay

codwidow

I was made redundant last March/April and have not worked since
I am just trying to plan ahead a bit and I know I will have to renew my tax credit claim in the next month or so.

I got an ex gratia payment of a few hundred quid from my company (and that was it) at the end of April of last year

I believe there is some sort of rule to this is it called a PILON payment and therefore for I put down my actual earnings/salary not this payment (I was paid a month in lieu for example)

Will I get a P60 for the amounts I was paid in April and will this include the amounts I have claimed in JSA - it says on the tax credit renewal forms Income based JSA not cont based JSA

Also I claimed Contribution based JSA for 6 months, do I put this down as my income also for tax credit purposes, it says earnings but its not actual earnings so I am a bit confused. I havent had any benefits of any other kind, I wasnt eligible for JSA income based and I havent applied for council tax benefit.

getmore4less

What did you do with the p45 you got last year?


That should have gone to the job center and they are dealing with you now.

codwidow

getmore4less wrote: »

What did you do with the p45 you got last year?


That should have gone to the job center and they are dealing with you now.

Sorry I dont understand the bit, they are dealing with you now ?

I still have my P45, I offered it at the JC but they didnt seem to know anything about it, when I signed I was also told to fetch copies of my passport etc, they didnt want those either. I am not getting JSA now just signing on for my stamp.

getmore4less

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/Taxes/WorkingAndPayingTax/DG_10013512