family tax credit hours

matt987106

Hi all

What are the rules on the hours you work

its it anything from 24 ( or is it now 25 ) hours worked you get it ? ? ?

thanks
matt

jason1231972

matt987106 wrote: »

Hi all

What are the rules on the hours you work

its it anything from 24 ( or is it now 25 ) hours worked you get it ? ? ?

thanks
matt

16 if single, 24 if part of a couple, where the other half could be economically active (i.e. not disabled, etc.)

zagfles

matt987106 wrote: »

Hi all

What are the rules on the hours you work

its it anything from 24 ( or is it now 25 ) hours worked you get it ? ? ?

thanks
matt

For child tax credit it makes no difference what hours you work (or even if you work or not).

For working tax credit the hours you need to work depends on your age, whether you're single or a couple, whether you have kids or not, and whether you have a disability or not.

Caz3121

for a single person with no children it is 30 hours per week for working tax credits unless you have a disability

matt987106

thanks

Well we are married, i am 41 and wife is 37 with 2 children, no one is disabled

my wife works 24 hours

would i need to work 24 hours aswell ? ? ??

zagfles

matt987106 wrote: »

thanks

Well we are married, i am 41 and wife is 37 with 2 children, no one is disabled

my wife works 24 hours

would i need to work 24 hours aswell ? ? ??

Nope that will do. You just need 24 hours between you, with one of you working at least 16.

matt987106

zagfles wrote: »

Nope that will do. You just need 24 hours between you, with one of you working at least 16.

thanks

i work 23 hours, but if it meant i needed to work a extra 1 hour to not lose anything, i would

nannytone_2

if you can work extra hours, shouldnt you anyway?

matt987106

nannytone wrote: »

if you can work extra hours, shouldnt you anyway?

Not sure why you put that in bold, judging me ? ? ?

i am self employed, any work i do extra will eat into my time with the children ( which is why i became self employed, to spend time with the children )

matt987106

mildred1978 wrote: »

That's okay. Those of us who earn too much to claim anything will cover you so you can spend time with your children.

Thats Jolly decent of you

As it happens, its only till sept when i start work full time again ( as my youngest will then be in school ) then we will get nothing again, Oh and i am 100 % sure my tax will fair outweigh anything we have claimed in the last years in a rather quick time as i will once again become a high tax payer

but thanks for another judgement , very nice of you

Anubis_2

Nannytone wasn't judging you. Some people who post are disabled/have health issues and may need to use a bold font or otherwise. If you do apply for WTC, any profit from your SE earnings need to go on the form along with your wife's earnings.

Your first year will be based on the year before.