TC Potential Payments

shazza71_2

Hi again,

I was just wondering if anyone has recieved their Potential Payments
from Tax Credits yet, and if not how long do we have to wait for them?

thanx

sharon

System

Have you done your annual declaration yet? They will probably wait for that to be done before they release the potential payment.

shazza71_2

i have just phoned them to give them my est income for this year as its gonna be about 16k less than last year, but she said i will have to wait until my renewal pack arrives for anything else??? WTH, they owe me just over £1300 which i should of recieved in payments but they didnt want to give them to me incase of an overpayment...
its a joke

hmphh

sharon

karenx

So what would you be like if you got it in the first place and then found out it was an overpayment and you had to pay it back? Surly this way is better

shazza71_2

well karen, that depends on whether you know you are being underpaid but cant do anything about it..up until January me, hubby and 2 teenage sons were trying to survive on £180 a week, then TC gave us an extra £20 a week, so we are now trying to live on £200 a week.
so NO it is NOT better that way.

sharon

karenx

So no wages or child benefit no? You shouldn't be relying on tax credits anyway, what would you do if system got dropped?

shazza71_2

no karen no wages, hubby lost his job end of november, and those figures include everything,
Why shouldnt we be relying on TC?? they are money for our children, my oldest is thinking of not continuing college and finding a job because of the lack of money, it costs £9 a day to send him to college and my youngest to school, we dont get free school meals or anything.

sharon

karenx

you misunderstod me. One of the partys running for election wants to stop tax credits altogether. What would you do then? Your partner and you not claiming jsa?

shazza71_2

my hubby is claiming CB ESA.

codwidow

As far as I know, the Conservatives want to cut tax credits for families whose income is under 50k (which is hardly the breadline), I looked this up as I was under this impression too.....

AnxiousMum

So then your total income is then the £200 per week plus your oh's jsa? Are you getting help with your rent, council tax as well?