specialist team for tax credits renewal (merged)

uolypool

Hi I recieved a letter this morning from tax credits saying that they know some ppl have trouble renewing their tax credits and this year they would like me to talk to a specialist advisor that will go through my claim with me and ensure that i am recieving the correct amount then they start to go on about overpayments.I don't have any problems with renewing my forms each year.When i phoned the normal tax credits number and enquired about what was happening they didn't have an answer as to why i had been asked to contact this group of specialist advisors i hardly ever ring the tax credits as very rarely have any changes to report any ideas what is going on

ljs1977

hi i got same letter today and cant understand as i renew mine without any trouble every year too

honey**

hi i got one too,im self employed and dont earn much so i wonder if its to to with that?

mon1o

i got one of these too - i called them on sunday because my hubby was made redundant and she took the new figures down as well as figures for last year so i was under the impression that i had renewed........might call them to find out whats going on.

Ratcliff

Hi I have got one this morning too, cannot understand it at all. Any help from previous posts would be helpful.

ljs1977

my husband is self employed and not earning much did also wonder if thats what it was about

Ratcliff

So far this year I have been investigated for fraud for Carers allowance, Inland Revenue expenses claim and Disability Living Allowance. All of that cos someone decided that cos I had fallen out with them they would cause my life hell. I was wondereing if they are now investigating me for this.

brien123

I also recieved this today and like everyone else I have no trouble filling it in. I am also self employed and dont earn much and I also phoned them last week to inform them my 16yr old son is staying on at school. I am wondering if they are just checking up and its a way of investigating whether people are telling the truth!!

space_rider

It probably is genuine. I got a letter from another team last August to discuss my claim and that made me nervous even though I had nothing to hide. I phoned them up and there wasn`t a problem. Just went through my claim again.

mon1o

ive take a look at other websites and a lot of people seem to be getting these letters.

honey**

i found this...
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/MANUALS/ntcmanual/specialistsec_complex/man_renewal_pay_complex_info.htm

it seems from what i can work out they are looking at cases where they think there may have been an overpayment