child tax credits/nine years

junenigel

i have split from my ex for 9 years i have no children she has one after all this time the tax credits office is asking me to pay back over paments when i was with her can they do this after all these years surly not :eek:thanks

Emmzi

depends.

how did you come to be overpaid?

sorryitsme

Probably as they have no limit to how long they can chase payment, but I am sure someone more knowledgeable will come along soon.

compoff

Why should they not? You have overclaimed public money, therefore they have every right to chase it.

allen35

I feel this is the typical change of circumstances scenario due to the split and both not closing the joint claim

zagfles

junenigel wrote: »

i have split from my ex for 9 years i have no children she has one after all this time the tax credits office is asking me to pay back over paments when i was with her can they do this after all these years surly not :eek:thanks

Is this the old Working Family Tax Credit you are being chased for? The current tax credits didn't exist 9 years ago, they were introduced in April 2003. Though I think they took claims late 2002.

The WFTC didn't really have the overpayments problems we see in current tax credits, you supplied the info (payslips etc) and your award was fixed for a period.