Taxcredit dont know what to do

brunodiluno

I'm sure the Citizen's Advice can advise you better than me, however, I would not use the phrase 'fraudently claiming' I would probably go down the route of my claim should of stopped I didn't know what to do, etc etc, let them know about looking after your mum - make them aware that you know you will have to pay it back & that you are taking advice from Citizen's Advice and want to come to some arrangement, get all the facts & amounts - I'm sure CAB will advise of this too. Be confident & strong.

Pinky87

brunodiluno wrote: »

I'm sure the Citizen's Advice can advise you better than me, however, I would not use the phrase 'fraudently claiming' I would probably go down the route of my claim should of stopped I didn't know what to do, etc etc, let them know about looking after your mum - make them aware that you know you will have to pay it back & that you are taking advice from Citizen's Advice and want to come to some arrangement, get all the facts & amounts - I'm sure CAB will advise of this too. Be confident & strong.

I wil try, i will probeley feel better when i have spoke to citizens advice least then i might know what will happen to me now.

themonkeybutler

Youre doing the right thing - the longer you leave it, the worse it will get, the more worried you'd become, and its not a case of if you got find out, but when. Dont worry about a knock on the door from the police - it simply wont happen. If you come clean, chances are your award will be corrected, and a payment plan put in place - if you still have the kids, your claim will continue but at a much reduced rate to claim back the benefits you incorrectly claimed.

The person you speak to on the helpline may refer it to compliance (the fraud department), but they may not providing they are satisfied you are not witholding anything. In the event they do, compliance may investigate, they may not - again it depends on whether they deem everything to now be correct. Chances are (depending on the amounts involved), there will be some compliance activity but its highly doubtful anything major will come of it. Its probably just going to be hard learned lesson for you.

Pinky87

themonkeybutler wrote: »

Youre doing the right thing - the longer you leave it, the worse it will get, the more worried you'd become, and its not a case of if you got find out, but when. Dont worry about a knock on the door from the police - it simply wont happen. If you come clean, chances are your award will be corrected, and a payment plan put in place - if you still have the kids, your claim will continue but at a much reduced rate to claim back the benefits you incorrectly claimed.

The person you speak to on the helpline may refer it to compliance (the fraud department), but they may not providing they are satisfied you are not witholding anything. In the event they do, compliance may investigate, they may not - again it depends on whether they deem everything to now be correct. Chances are (depending on the amounts involved), there will be some compliance activity but its highly doubtful anything major will come of it. Its probably just going to be hard learned lesson for you.

I wil fully comply with them and tell them the truth. I still have my children. Does this mean i will have to go to homeless place as i cant afford to pay my rent? My landlord wil expect wont let me not pay he wil kick us straight out

themonkeybutler

You wont be asked to repay more than you can afford to - if it causes you hardship, tax credits will adjust your repayments accordingly so you can still afford to pay all your bills. Give them a call and take it from there.

Pinky87

Hi, i went in citizens advice ive been told to either ring or write to taxcredit and tell them to end my claim from the date my partner moved in which was the same day i gave my job up 1 yr ago and ask them to issue a new taxcredit form for child taxcredit. And i need to put a claim in for either carers allowance or jsa depending on how many hours i spend with my mum

kingfisherblue

You will only be able to claim Carer's Allowance if your mum receives either DLA (at middle or high rate), or Attendance Allowance (at either rate). You also need to be caring for her for at least 35 hours a week.

Be careful, though, as your mum is likely to lose money if she gets SDA and you claim CA.

If you apply for JSA instead, you have to be actively seeking work.

Pinky87

kingfisherblue wrote: »

You will only be able to claim Carer's Allowance if your mum receives either DLA (at middle or high rate), or Attendance Allowance (at either rate). You also need to be caring for her for at least 35 hours a week.

Be careful, though, as your mum is likely to lose money if she gets SDA and you claim CA.

If you apply for JSA instead, you have to be actively seeking work.

Hi yes she gets dla at the higher rate, my partner is looking for work but its harder for me with the children and my mum. I go to my mums alot of the day. Sometimes my gran will also check on her n make sure everythings ok and to give me abit of a break but its only id say twice a month when she calls round.i have to make sure everythings done like cooking cleaning, shopping, make sure she takes all medication and that shes eaten n stuff like that i havent got a clue what to claim now

Juicyloo

Really feel for you. You are doing the right thing, it will all come right in the end- just be honest.

Seems like you should be getting carers allowance. I care for my parents who both get attendance allowance, but didn't realise till recently as they never told me, and only just claimed CA after looking after them for 4 years! Caring can really leave you in a mess emotionally and financially, and because you just get on and do it nobody tells you that you may be entitled to some financial help. They also can backdate the claim for up to 12 weeks, so if you have been caring for a while claim from 12 weeks ago.

Not sure if you'd be entitled to income support as a carer but there is a carer premium if you are so may be worth ringing them.

Remember that you are on call for your mother and looking after her needs whatever may arise- I found it difficult to accept I was a full time carer- thought it was something 'I just did', but got in contact with carers groups and they told me that people who do much less than me are full time carers so that convinced me. 35 hours over a 7 day week is not a lot , and it includes the things you are doing for your mother such as shopping and errands as well.

Pinky87

Juicyloo wrote: »

Really feel for you. You are doing the right thing, it will all come right in the end- just be honest.

Seems like you should be getting carers allowance. I care for my parents who both get attendance allowance, but didn't realise till recently as they never told me, and only just claimed CA after looking after them for 4 years! Caring can really leave you in a mess emotionally and financially, and because you just get on and do it nobody tells you that you may be entitled to some financial help. They also can backdate the claim for up to 12 weeks, so if you have been caring for a while claim from 12 weeks ago.

Not sure if you'd be entitled to income support as a carer but there is a carer premium if you are so may be worth ringing them.

Remember that you are on call for your mother and looking after her needs whatever may arise- I found it difficult to accept I was a full time carer- thought it was something 'I just did', but got in contact with carers groups and they told me that people who do much less than me are full time carers so that convinced me. 35 hours over a 7 day week is not a lot , and it includes the things you are doing for your mother such as shopping and errands as well.

Hiya thanks for your reply. Ive been and got a leaflet on carers allowance. I thought i would have to claim jsa thats why i lied to taxcredit as i wouldnt be able to claim jsa as i'm not really able to start work due to looking after my mum and children, i spend over 35 hours a week with her as i take her out aswell as helping with alot of other things. She gets incapacity benefit and disability living allowance and has done for the last 3 year. I havent heard back off taxcredit yet i'm dreding what they are going to say