Working TC / Redundancy / New 24 hr rule. Are we going to get screwed over

ElisesMummy

Ah ok, just spoken to Husband..
The job he took had advertised hours of 30 pw, but he doesn't yet have the contract as he has worked there less than the required 13 weeks. So he isn't contracted to 30 hpw! Sorry. How silly am i

karenx

Ok you still need to call up tax credits so they can stop your wtc

ElisesMummy

karenx wrote: »

Is he getting paid if sent home as theres no work?
You better call up tax credits now so they can stop your wtc as your not entitled to it, and let them know when hours dropped down to 14 so they can adjust it for you paying back an overpayment

No he doesn't, it's all so confusing when he worked full time and our income was the same for so many years!
Now he could work all of his assigned 30 hours one week and the next week only do 9/10 hours.

Really appreciate all of your help btw

Notmyrealname

ElisesMummy wrote: »

Quick question really, well i'll do my best. lol

My husband was made redundant in Oct 11. He earnt a full time wage.
He took on the only job he could get in Dec 11 and is now working an average of 14.5 hours a week and gets £20 pw in WTC as they still count his full time wage in this tax years income.
Will our working tax credit increase in April when the new tax year starts?
And if so will we miss out on this money because he now works less than 24 hours per week as per the new rule?

Thanks so much in advance, this is driving me nuts.

He will lose WTC. You would have lost it under the existing 16hr limit anyway as he only works an average of 14.5hrs.

So unless you're getting a reduction in child tax credits you'll be £20/pw worse off even if they revoke the 24hr limit.

Notmyrealname

mildred1978 wrote: »

That can't possibly be right!!

It is. He will be on a zero hours contract as all agency workers are.

nannytone_2

OP ... you need to contact HMRC urgently! if your husband is only averaging 14.5 hours per week, you are being overpaid, because you are not entitled to WTC.
Sooner or later HMRC will realise the error and you will be expected to repay the tax credits you have received thusfar. the longer you lett it continue, the larger the overpayment.

mildred1978

Notmyrealname wrote: »

It is. He will be on a zero hours contract as all agency workers are.

I was responding to the OP saying that it was a 30 hour contract but that he was only doing 14.5 hours.

Pont

... or your husband (or you) could see if he could find an extra 1.5 hours (or more) of work elsewhere to bring him up to the 16 hours per week minimum needed for WTC purposes up to April. After April, as a couple, you would obviously have to find an extra 10 hours per week - a local supermarket, pub etc?