Tax credits

blue_mum

We were down just over £400 at the start of the week(4 weekly payments)

I've tried to phone everyday this week and still not got through. still sat on hold as I type.

oh just got through!! next payment 4th Oct with the revised amount no payment in between to make that money up :-((

Just annoys me that I have had to pay out loads at the start of term (new dress code of suits for 6 formers, even tesco's etc are not as cheap as a uniform !!)

hey ho very annoying but nothing I can do :-(

sandss

We have been down £100 over the last two weeks, really annoying as I wrote to them and then rang to confirm my daughter was staying at school.

I have tried to phone everyday too, just can't get through. Just going to leave it now and hope it is sorted out over the next few weeks.

coffeeandfags

I had my award letter yesterday. Appears the missing money will be spread over the rest of the year, but my payments will now be £3 a week less than before :huh:

Its a strange old system, but one im grateful for so im not complaining

no-oneknowsme

Coffeandfags - the same thing happened to me last year too.

My Daughter was staying on at school and at the end of August I was £100 down on my tax credits (the amount was so high because I received a disability premium for her too) I phoned tco and they told me not to worry because my payments would only be incorrect for 1 week and that I would receive the £100 back.

The following week I received £11 less per week than my usual award and this continued for the remainder of the year.

Tco maintained that even though I had missed a £100 payment and my future payments had went down by £11 that I was still receiving the same amount of money over the course of the year....

:rotfl:I never did figure that one out , however , as you say I was very greatful for the tc's I was receiving so I just let it go.

needingaccountability

Well new award arrived this morning and I'm now down £58 per 4 weeks compared to what I was getting before DD went into 6th form. Not sure how that works!

no-oneknowsme

needingaccountability wrote: »

Well new award arrived this morning and I'm now down £58 per 4 weeks compared to what I was getting before DD went into 6th form. Not sure how that works!

I couldnt quite understand how it worked either lol.

Last year I was down £11 per week after I informed tco that my Daughter was staying on at scholl yet everytime I phoned them they told me that I was receiving the same amount of money over the award year........

A strange system.

needingaccountability

Well just wasted a lot of time with a calculator and the figures do add up, I just don't understand how! I'm slightly niggled by the fact they have not paid anything for DD from the 1st to 4th september - her payments are for 215 days whereas her sisters are 218. She went back to school on the 2nd!:mad:

Would all be simpler for my budget if they just accepted your child was going back worked on that on the first award.

Hopefully should be a lot less hassle when next dd turns 16 as she is the first year that has to compulsory stay on till their 18.