Child Tax credit changed - Why?

zagfles

bazza1603 wrote: »

Hi,

For the past 2 years we have got static payments for child care costs for 2 kids in Nursery/ Wrap around aged 3 and 6. Child care was £400 a month and we got £208 assistance.

This month the payments gone in and its only £110. Not had any letters or warnings and always tell them about changed, no matter how small.

Checked entitedto website and it comes in with the same figures as last year, within a few pounds

Anyone shed any light?

Many thanks

Barry

The entitledto calculator is almost certainly correct. Not sure what's going on but a lot of people are getting different payments to those stated as the run-on payments in their last award notice notice, including me, but I got more not less:)

It'll all be sorted out when the renewal is done but it doesn't really help in the meantime - just keep trying to get through.

melly1980

pipscot wrote: »

And i think the point people are making is that the amounts they are receiving don't match those shown on their award notices!!:)

So just to claify, your saying that the figure the were projected to get in April (at the end of the award notice) is different from the actual? (ie any change as a consequence of budget changes)

pipscot

melly1980 wrote: »

So just to claify, your saying that the figure the were projected to get in April (at the end of the award notice) is different from the actual? (ie any change as a consequence of budget changes)

Exactly so!:)

zagfles

nannytone wrote: »

the taper is starting from 25k and withdrawn at 40k
so if you earna household income of 25k + you will be affected

Sorry, this is complete rubbish. There is no taper starting at 25k and ending at 40k.

melly1980

pipscot wrote: »

Exactly so!:)

So without being a bit of a s**t do you not think that there is any amount of personal responsibility on the indiviuals making the claim to check these things too? I mean, its not as if the new government have been shy about saying that they are cutting things left right and centre. They have detailed all the changes and where is affected the most, it just seems to me that so many people have just buried their head in the sand and assumed all will be fine.

melly1980

zagfles wrote: »

Sorry, this is complete rubbish. There is no taper starting at 25k and ending at 40k.

Rubbish? From nannytone? Im not having that :rotfl:

zagfles

Madmonk wrote: »

Changes are applying all the way down the system - my wtc has gone from £45 per month to £20 per month and we earn under £17000.00 gross.

That doesn't sound right unless there's been some other change in circumstances - maybe £15 or so but not £25. Check turn2us. Your CTC should go up by more than your WTC goes down

pipscot

melly1980 wrote: »

So without being a bit of a s**t do you not think that there is any amount of personal responsibility on the indiviuals making the claim to check these things too? I mean, its not as if the new government have been shy about saying that they are cutting things left right and centre. They have detailed all the changes and where is affected the most, it just seems to me that so many people have just buried their head in the sand and assumed all will be fine.

Naturally people have a personal responsibility but if they have received an award that states they will receive x amount in April then it is not unreasonable to expect an amended award statement if that amount is going to change (particularly if it is less). Not many people understand the benefits system to a point where they can recalculate their own award!:)

milliebear00001

melly1980 wrote: »

So without being a bit of a s**t do you not think that there is any amount of personal responsibility on the indiviuals making the claim to check these things too? I mean, its not as if the new government have been shy about saying that they are cutting things left right and centre. They have detailed all the changes and where is affected the most, it just seems to me that so many people have just buried their head in the sand and assumed all will be fine.

That's all very well, but the Governments own calculators (see HMRC site for example) are also giving different amounts. At the moment there is no way of checking why your amount is different unless you sit for hours on the phone. It is an almightly !!!!-up not to have sent out new award letters, and they know it.

zagfles

Madmonk wrote: »

Earlier today another thread was started called "wtc - why have a got a different amount" (or something like that!) It appears that quite a few people have had lower payments of various tc's which they didn't expect! Just remember folks when you make your cross in the box in May who's taking the biggest hit (Hint - It's not Cameron or Clegg!)

MM

Really? So you don't reckon they're in the top 10% of the income scale, who are losing most according to the IFS (and yes, that's in % terms).