Minimum wage, help please?

Callico1

Ty again for all your replies, am very grateful but have another question, sorry. If I am not earning enough to pay tax and insurance would I be entitled to working tax credit? My back to work assessment includes wtc to show that i will be better off in work, but obviously if i'm not paying tax I don't see how i'm entitled to it? thx again xx

Snakeeyes21

Unless you have children or are disabled you have to work 30+ hours to be entitled to tax credits

Callico1

Forgot to say, have two children and am coming off income support to start back at work 16 hrs a week but will be on minimum wage so am worried that if i'm not earning enough to pay tax how can i claim working tax credits? thx for your replies. x

anamenottaken

Witter wrote: »

Hiya i worked just over 40 weeks as i said i started back at work around 9 month ago after having a year not working

Hi

The reason why I first asked you about what the scheme was was that you had written, "unless you are disabled or have children then you dont get it taken for your first 12 month working".

That was a very blanket statement and I doubted whether someone earning £30K/year (for example) would not be paying tax and NI for a whole year.

Angel_Deelite

Callico1 wrote: »

Forgot to say, have two children and am coming off income support to start back at work 16 hrs a week but will be on minimum wage so am worried that if i'm not earning enough to pay tax how can i claim working tax credits? thx for your replies. x

If you're on a low wage that's what the tax credits are for.

Have a look here http://taxcredits.hmrc.gov.uk/Qualify/WhatAreTaxCredits.aspx

I would also suggest going to see your Lone Parent adviser at the Jobcentre as soon as possible, have they not explained any of this to you before?

Do you know there's a back to work grant available to you aswell? I think it's £250, helps to buy clothes for work etc

Not sure what the other poster is on about, as regards not paying tax, never heard of that one.

I thought everyone paid tax, whatever the hours worked. I worked as a school dinner lady, 6 hours a week and I still paid tax.

Witter

I worked 15 hours a week 2 years ago and had 1 child and i was able to claim income support, ctc, housing benifit ect just the same as i did wen i was on benifits. Speak to a lone parent advisor at the job centre they are really helpfull and wil calculate everything ur entitled to and help you claim it.

amersall

Angel_Deelite wrote: »

If you're on a low wage that's what the tax credits are for.

Have a look here http://taxcredits.hmrc.gov.uk/Qualify/WhatAreTaxCredits.aspx

I would also suggest going to see your Lone Parent adviser at the Jobcentre as soon as possible, have they not explained any of this to you before?

Do you know there's a back to work grant available to you aswell? I think it's £250, helps to buy clothes for work etc

Not sure what the other poster is on about, as regards not paying tax, never heard of that one.

I thought everyone paid tax, whatever the hours worked. I worked as a school dinner lady, 6 hours a week and I still paid tax.

i would look into that if i were you, you shouldnt pay tax if you only work six hours

Witter

Check direct.gov.uk it says if you work 16 hours on average per week you can still claim income based jsa or income support

amersall

Witter wrote: »

Hiya i worked just over 40 weeks as i said i started back at work around 9 month ago after having a year not working

hi, this is why you are not paying tax as you have not worked enough in that that tax year to pay any tax, this is what happened to me. so could that be why? not because you came off benefits that you dont pay tax (think this is right?)

shellsuit

When I was on my own, 2 children and worked 16 hours @ minimum wage, I received...

Wages (no tax/NI taken from them)
Housing benefit (Had to pay about £32, HB paid the remainder of the £105)
CT benefit (Think I had to pay £3 odd a week)
Tax credits, which were over £100 a week (can't remember exact figure)

So if you are working 16 hours on minimum wage, you can still apply for all the above.