Is tax credits paid in advance or arrears?

Loobysaver

My next 4 weekly payment is due on the same day my partner will be moving in with me so am trying to work out whether this would generate an overpayment?

[Deleted User]

If you know your partner is moving in then tell them now. They'll figure out, you wont have to and neither under or overpayment will be accrued!

toonbaz

if you phone them to now to tell them he is moving in with you in a few weeks they will probably tell you to call back then anyway.
if you can manage it why not just hold onto your last payment till they finalise your single claim then if it needs to be paid back you have the money to pay it.

Deepmistrust

Loobysaver wrote: »

My next 4 weekly payment is due on the same day my partner will be moving in with me so am trying to work out whether this would generate an overpayment?

4 weekly payments are usually arrears (but PLEASE check your award to be sure first).

You don't need to notifiy them until the change has happened (or within 30 days). Over reactionary types will tell you to ring them now, they are busy, get !!!!ed off, put you on a list of "harrassers" and tell you to ring back at the time of change anyway.

[Deleted User]

Deepmistrust wrote: »

4 weekly payments are usually arrears (but PLEASE check your award to be sure first).

You don't need to notifiy them until the change has happened (or within 30 days). Over reactionary types will tell you to ring them now, they are busy, get !!!!ed off, put you on a list of "harrassers" and tell you to ring back at the time of change anyway.

You may belive it is over reactionary BUT. If someone calls them when they know of a change that same person wont be back in a year saying 'help I have an overpayment, they're stopping my money'.

That phone call, wether they tell you to phone back later or not is recorded. IF an overpayment then occurs it can then be successfully appealed on the grounds of an HMRC error!

List of 'harrassers' indeed :rotfl::rotfl:talk about paranoid. You might want to keep up the meds.