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29 hours and 40 minutes tax credit

Freddie_Mercury
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Hi everyone. My wife is going to drop a day and work 4 days a week.
This will bring her hours down to 29 hours and 40 minutes.
Does anyone know if this can be rounded up to 30 hours as this would entitle us to around an extra £700 a year in working tax credits.
Many Thanks
This will bring her hours down to 29 hours and 40 minutes.
Does anyone know if this can be rounded up to 30 hours as this would entitle us to around an extra £700 a year in working tax credits.
Many Thanks
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Freddie_Mercury wrote: »Hi everyone. My wife is going to drop a day and work 4 days a week.
This will bring her hours down to 29 hours and 40 minutes.
Does anyone know if this can be rounded up to 30 hours as this would entitle us to around an extra £700 a year in working tax credits.
Many Thanks
do you not work yourself? I thought the 30 hours were per couple not per person?
If not perhaps you could ring up tax credits and ask?:)0 -
do you not work yourself? I thought the 30 hours were per couple not per person?
If not perhaps you could ring up tax credits and ask?:)
Thanks for the reply. I am now a house husband looking after 2 children.
I thought I would ask here first, have you rang the tax credit helpline before? It completely drains my will to live waiting for half an hour for someone to answer.0 -
Freddie_Mercury wrote: »Thanks for the reply. I am now a house husband looking after 2 children.
I thought I would ask here first, have you rang the tax credit helpline before? It completely drains my will to live waiting for half an hour for someone to answer.
Totally understand that!!:D
The tax credits manual does say "at least 30 hours" so it's a difficult one. Could she negotiate a shorter lunch hour or some other arrangement with her employer? I know a single parent that negotiated her hours up from 15.75 to 16 with her employer just to be entitled to WTC and they were very helpful.0 -
Totally understand that!!:D
The tax credits manual does say "at least 30 hours" so it's a difficult one. Could she negotiate a shorter lunch hour or some other arrangement with her employer? I know a single parent that negotiated her hours up from 15.75 to 16 with her employer just to be entitled to WTC and they were very helpful.
I had thought about that and I shall get her to inquire.
I wonder if the civil service "day" of 7.25 is to stop people claiming working tax credit if they drop a day, that would be cynical.0 -
Either of you could do a little bit of work in the form of self empolyment to make up the hours.:footie:
Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S)
Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money.
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Freddie_Mercury wrote: »I had thought about that and I shall get her to inquire.
I wonder if the civil service "day" of 7.25 is to stop people claiming working tax credit if they drop a day, that would be cynical.
You'd think civil servants would look after their own!!!;)0 -
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Do the Tax Credit Office actually ever check anyone's hours?? How?? I work in payroll and not once in my whole career have they ever rang up to enquire.0
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Deleted_User wrote: »Do the Tax Credit Office actually ever check anyone's hours?? How?? I work in payroll and not once in my whole career have they ever rang up to enquire.
I had thought of rounding it up to 30 hours but the people reviewing our claim will also be civil servants so will also do 7.25 days as well.
I probably will just round it up and plead ignorance if questioned.0 -
Freddie_Mercury wrote: »I had thought of rounding it up to 30 hours but the people reviewing our claim will also be civil servants so will also do 7.25 days as well.
I probably will just round it up and plead ignorance if questioned.
I wouldn't lie if I were you - if found out, you'd have to pay the whole lot back. If you're on a limited budget, that could be crippling.
Is your wife signed up to any survey sites or other similar pocket money-paying online activities? If so, strictly she should be declaring those on a tax return anyway, which would honestly make her up to the 30 hours.0
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