Need help to understand WTC award?

celinepatricia

I earn under 15000.00 my husband gets esa support group. I also thought that as long as one of us is working we could still claim the severe disability element of working tax credits?.

The whole amount that we got for last year was 395.00 which i dont think works out at 58.00 per week!!

Tehya

celinepatricia wrote: »

I also thought that as long as one of us is working we could still claim the severe disability element of working tax credits?.

The whole amount that we got for last year was 395.00 which i dont think works out at 58.00 per week!!

I think that's where the confusion lies as the disabled person needs to working to claim the severe disability element.

This disability element is paid to disabled people to help keep them in work as they recognise that disability is a big disadvantage in the work place.


PS: Yes I was correct sorry but you are only entitled to WTC if it is the disabled person themselves is working.

CONDITION 1: You must work at least 16 hours a week

The disability element is only for those who are working. If you are part of a couple, and one of you is disabled but not working, you won’t get the disability element included. If you both meet all 3 conditions, you will qualify for two disability elements.

As for last years tax credits not adding up when your husband was on the sick tax credits can still be paid but only for 28 weeks. If you do not tell tax credits you (or partner) have been off sick that long it will mean an overpayment on the award.

celinepatricia

I think you are right if you are taking about disability element. The severe disability element is different and there is no requirement for the person to work. To qualify you have to be entitled to the ighest rate of the care component of DLA. At least one person out of a couple needs to be working, and I am working full time.

Oldernotwiser

celinepatricia wrote: »

I think you are right if you are taking about disability element. The severe disability element is different and there is no requirement for the person to work. To qualify you have to be entitled to the ighest rate of the care component of DLA. At least one person out of a couple needs to be working, and I am working full time.

Directgov seems to support your view.

"An extra payment if you work and have a severe disability.
If you’re in a couple, the person with the severe disability doesn’t have to be working - as long as one of you is."

zagfles

celinepatricia wrote: »

I think you are right if you are taking about disability element. The severe disability element is different and there is no requirement for the person to work. To qualify you have to be entitled to the ighest rate of the care component of DLA. At least one person out of a couple needs to be working, and I am working full time.

Ah yes, see you're right about that, but also as Tehya said you probably wouldn't have been entitled to the disability element at all last year. Last year looks about right on that basis, a little low but was the claim for the whole year? Don't see why your tax credits this year are zero, on the same basis they'll be lower but maybe around £300.

What exactly does it say on the awards, what are the elements, reduction due to income, dates etc? If you list the fully itemised award we might have a chance of working out what's going on

celinepatricia

earnings as employee 14344.00
taxable benefits 5142.00
other income 2177.00

total 21663.00


working tax credits elements
basic 1921.50
2nd adult 1950.78
30hr element 790.56
severe disability 1130.94

total 5793.78
reduction 5793.78
amount for period 0

zagfles

celinepatricia wrote: »

earnings as employee 14344.00
taxable benefits 5142.00
other income 2177.00

total 21663.00


working tax credits elements
basic 1921.50
2nd adult 1950.78
30hr element 790.56
severe disability 1130.94

total 5793.78
reduction 5793.78
amount for period 0

Right - so your total income last year was £21663 which is too high for WTC even with the severe disability element. Is the income correct, you said it was £19800 before?

It was also too high last year if you got the same elements, but I suspect you also got paid the disabled worker element for some of the year, which is why you got some tax credits last year.

celinepatricia

The figure of 19800 was what was on the wtc form for april 10 - april 11. The extra 2177.00 is a pension payment for the year.
so, trying to save for what we hoped was old age has stopped us getting working tax credits.. Just really annoys me that when we need
more money as husband is at home all day so bills are higher, gas electric etc that we are turned down.