Tax credit renewal - general questions (merged)

ykciv81

i renewed on the 5th hun, then rang twice today. The first man told me my payments had gone up, and the second call a few hours after said i was getting a one off payment of £32 tomorrow.
i will let u know what goes in tomoz tho. still seems strange to me that people are getting a few hundred quid yet im not getting a lump sum. maybe they pick n choose who gets a lump sum. And also if i owed them money they would want it bk straight away yet they r choosing the way i receive money they owe me.

no-oneknowsme

ykciv81 wrote: »

i renewed on the 5th hun, then rang twice today. The first man told me my payments had gone up, and the second call a few hours after said i was getting a one off payment of £32 tomorrow.
i will let u know what goes in tomoz tho. still seems strange to me that people are getting a few hundred quid yet im not getting a lump sum. maybe they pick n choose who gets a lump sum. And also if i owed them money they would want it bk straight away yet they r choosing the way i receive money they owe me.

I still think that you will be in line for a nice lump sum payment....

Let me know what happens.

vippymini

i renewed on the 4th of may , and i had a nice small lump sum go in today and was given my new amounts which will start this friday

5823yil

I renewed on 5th but received same payment today as always even through payments should go down
so defo in overpayment. How long does ot take for payments to be correct as i need to budget.
Should I call?

ykciv81

I have received £32 into my bank today. when u get a lump sum does it go in in one payment or 2?

emma+_6

just checked my online banking and nice big lump sum and ammended payments are in my account this morning.

less than a week since renewal, thats impressive

no-oneknowsme

ykciv81 wrote: »

I have received £32 into my bank today. when u get a lump sum does it go in in one payment or 2?

It would usually go in together. You would normally find that you receive 2/3 "random" amounts in the first week or so after renewal.

Seems strange that you havent received a lump sum.

Out of curiousity , forgetting about estimates , what was your ACTUAL income figures for the 2009/2010 tax year and what is your ACTUAL income this year (2010/2011)?

This is the figures which tco would use to determine if there HAS been an underpayment.

no-oneknowsme

emma+ wrote: »

just checked my online banking and nice big lump sum and ammended payments are in my account this morning.

less than a week since renewal, thats impressive

Excellent ! Im sure you were pleased to see that lol . You renewed by phone didnt you? I renewed by phone last year and had my lump sum within 6 days. This year I couldnt get through on the phone lines os decided to renew by post. Sent my forms back 2 days ago so I am hoping to have my lump sum soon.

nilla

I renewed by phone on Monday, our income has dropped from £15,000 per annum to £4888 per anum, she said they can only backdate 3 months so not sure if I will get a lump sum or not, she did say we will be on full ctc but not sure how much that is, one child with full rate care dla

5823yil

Those who have received lump sums how lomg was it between calling and renewing? as I
renewed 5th late. so guess computer updated over nite. Mine is defo overpayment for this year
as only one childcare... they so far have overpaid since april... i really dont like it...
Also income higher last year so will owe some from last year...