child tax credits

starzz2012

hi i wonder if anyone knows i and my husband was out of work and getting child tax credit and job seekers my husband has now got a job so he has signed off, but we are still getting child tax credit, my question is when i tell child tax do they stop all money being paid while they recalculate to what we are entitled or do they carry on until its been worked out ???? only i remembered it took them 8 weeks to sort it out when we first claimed and i can not go without this close to Christmas i need that money to live, pay direct debits and get Christmas presents for the kids ! so anyone know??

Hiddenidenity

I havent gone into employment but changed from a joint claim to a single, And yes it stoped for 4/5 weeks. It is back paid though.

I wouldnt not tell them because you cant manage so near to xmas, The last thing you want is to owe them a fortune after xmas you must tell them as soon as you oh starts work.

Mrssmith

Tell them straigth away, it wont stop depending on what your income is now, you could also claim working tax credits too :0)

When my partner was signed off JSA and they up dated the system to sign him off, the lady doing it told us that the child/working tax credits where automatically informed, I rung them the next day just to confirm they had the changes and they told me it had all ready been done.

MrsS

Fiver29

When I changed the money didn't stop at all, they just changed the amount going into the bank the next week.

starzz2012

thanks guys i have sent them a letter as no phone but no reply as yet will ring them after christmas when phone line is sorted out hopefully all will be ok

karenx

I wouldnt rely on a letter as they will more than likely not reply! Can you not use a neighbours phone?

gingergee

I did this when i signed off jsa. My payments carried on as normal, then were increased (WTC). Think they will regard it as a change of circumstances, rather than the palava of a new claim (been there, took them 14 weeks grrr). Ring them, you may be pleasently surprised x