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Hello,need a little help, CTC change

Hi I am hoping someone could help us please, We get, IS, I work part time,that is why we dont get full IS,husband gets CA,I am now getting CA,I am just wanting to know how it will affect CTC,we have 3 children,one with a disability. If anyone could help,many Thanks.

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  • nannytone_2
    nannytone_2 Posts: 13,011 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    who are you and your husband getting CA for?
  • jmabnc
    jmabnc Posts: 220 Forumite
    dont worry it's not for the same person,my husband cares for our daughter, I care for a family members son with autism, any advise please, Thanks.
  • Carers allowance is a taxable benefit and is counted towards household income. If you only recently started getting it causing this year income to be higher than last years, it won't impact till next April.
  • jmabnc
    jmabnc Posts: 220 Forumite
    Thanks for that, I got in back in June,only found out last week that I was getting CA,I was worried that CTC would have stopped our claim,cause they did it before....(they were informed,after a lenthly wait)
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