Working Tax Credit Help Please

clare109

Hi
Ive just applied for a new job and was wondering if i would be able to claim working tax credits, as one week i would be working 15 1/2hrs then the following week 19hrs, so not sure how that would work.
Thanks in advance
Clare x

nannytone_2

it depends on your circumstances. do you have a partner?
do you have children?
are you disabled?
are you over 25?

clare109

nannytone wrote: »

it depends on your circumstances. do you have a partner?
do you have children?
are you disabled?
are you over 25?

Hiya
Yes im over 25 have 2 children under the age of 16 and a disabled partner.
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nannytone_2

in that case as long as your hours average out to over 16 a week you should be able to claim.

clare109

nannytone wrote: »

in that case as long as your hours average out to over 16 a week you should be able to claim.

Ok thanks :T

sunnyone

nannytone wrote: »

in that case as long as your hours average out to over 16 a week you should be able to claim.

Till the new rules come in, then its 24 hours per week.

zagfles

sunnyone wrote: »

Till the new rules come in, then its 24 hours per week.

Yes you're right! I thought there was an exception for disabled - and there is but only if entitled to the disabled worker element which you aren't if the disabled person isn't working!

I suspect this might be changed before the rules come in, it is so blatently unfair that a single parent can get WTC on 16 hours but someone supporting a disabled partner plus kids can't.

The LITRG are on the case...
http://www.litrg.org.uk/low-income-workers/tax-credits/tax-credits-advisers/what-next-tax-credits#qual

They have quite a good record as they know what they're talking about...

BTW this isn't happening till 2012 so no immediate worry...