tax creds n dla

Lilysmomma

hiya my daughters dla has been confirmed at higher rate dla for 12 months back dated to 17th july. does anyone know how long i will wait for payment (they r sendinga giro for first one) and how many weeks i should get paid in the first place?

I have also informed Tax Creds today and they have sent a referral off.............does anyone know how long it takes to get the payments and do they back pay or do they just dish out the extra in the furture payments?

cheers xx

benefitbaby

Hi
You will get a lump sum for the arrears of DLA due (from date of claim to present) and then you will get regular future payments (weekly or 4 weekly).

For tax credits the disabled child and severely disabled child elements will be payable and backdating will depend on when you notified them of the DLA claim/award. These link to the care component rather than mobility component of DLA.

Lilysmomma

hiya i notified them (tax creds) this evening of the dla award

gingergee

Took about 2 weeks with tax credits, from you telling them untill the money appears. They will also backdate to the date DLA was awarded. Have ou looked into carers allowance? If you earn less than 100 pw, you may be entitled to £58 squids xx

benefitbaby

p.s... tax credits will take approx 3-4 weeks to sort out.

benefitbaby

benefitbaby wrote: »

p.s... tax credits will take approx 3-4 weeks to sort out.

Advised today they have a bit of a delay.

benefitbaby

From HMRC website:
"It’s important to tell them no later than one month after you find out that child is entitled to the allowance. Otherwise they may only be able to backdate your extra tax credits for up to one month."