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Confused about tax credits

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  • SuziQ
    SuziQ Posts: 3,042 Forumite
    The way they do things doesn't make a lot of sense to me! I was given a lump sum this year, but then my monthly payment dropped by over £50 a month, which doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I have set the lump sum aside so that I can add the money back each month but I know of many people who aren't good managers who would spend the lump sum and then struggle the rest of the year.
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  • Jvic28
    Jvic28 Posts: 1,596 Forumite
    I was only getting £60 a month anyway so not reliant on it, just don't want to spend it and then they ask for it back or something.
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