advice on tax credit renew

rich_shot2003

I called tax credits to renew tax credit and told them i am getting dla and income support and they told me they didnt know i was getting dla but i told them last year i was getting it so do they count dla as a income and will i now be overpaid tax credit cause of it? Also they told me they needed to know how much income support i have been paid in the last year so is that right? As i didnt think they needed to know how much if i have been on income support for whole of last tax year?

bluebluecow

Hi

dont know if I can help but will try, yes they will want to know the IS for last year, that is becuase it can change my IB changed over the year, you should of had a letter p60 with end of year ammount on it.

Not sure on the dla, i presume its you that gets it, as hey only count it if its your income, ie my son gets dla but we dont have to declare the end of year amount, we have to say he gets it, but its not counted as our income, but gives us the disabled child payment if you see what I mean.

If you told them last year then they should of sent out forms with the change on it, this is what happened when we informed them of ours sons dla, if so then they will have taken it into account in the last payments. they should have record if you have told them.

Liz

TaxCreditHelp

Tax Credit Office do not need to know how much Income Support you receive as it is not a taxable benefit, however they do need to know the dates during which you receive it.

Similarly, DLA is not a taxable benefit so Tax Credit Office do not need to know how much you receive. This will not be to your disadvantage as your award can only increase if you are recorded on the National Tax Credit system as disabled. If you received the Higher Care Component of DLA this will increase your award further. Tax Credit Office have a system available with details of the dates you receive benefit and how much you received per week so if you're unsure you can ask them to check.