Working Tax Credit question

Caz3121

skateykatey wrote: »

No, that's correct in a sense. If someone is in receipt of IBJSA then they do receive the maximum as the household income is disregarded for the period that they received it. That's because, if you're in receipt of IBJSA no one in the household will be working (or if they are, it will be for under 16 hours a week and for very little pay)

But if they are not working, or woking under 16 hours, surely no Working Tax Credit is payable as they will not meet the critria eg, Working 30hours+

skateykatey

No, but if say in the period from August to December they were in receipt of IBJSA and they then found work in January (30hrs) then their income would be disregarded for the period August to December.

Does that make a bit more sense.

Martyn_B

So you're saying I wouldn't have recieved IBJSA? You're right, I'm a bit confused over the two different types, but that's not the issue really.

In the original form, (Direct Gov's Benefit Advisor) it askes if I or my partner had recieved any benefits this/last financial year (it then lists a few examples). If I click 'no' to that and carry on filling out the form as per norm, including being honest with our full time salaries, the outcome is that we are entitled to £89.

If I click that I have recieved a specific benefit, thus having to enter previous incomes, it then says that I'm entitled to NOWT. Meh...

skateykatey

Now I'm confused!

I'm off to have a look at the calculator on the Direct Gov site to try and make sense of it.

do you have any children??? or are you only claming WTC (you claim CTC and WTC on the same form)

Martyn_B

No children, no disabilities, nothing like that. Both work full time, 40 hours etc. One salary is £16640 and the other is £14296. Rent from a landlord, and its £595 per month, with a Council tax bill of £1219 per year.

Caz3121

From what I can see, having tried to run through it myself

I picked
Couple no children or disabilities
both over 25 and work full time
income £30k per year each (to prove the point)
no reference to JSA or any other benefits

result £89.53 per week...on £60k income - I don't think so

£40k per annum each still shows £75 WTC per week!

think there could be an error in the application

Martyn_B

Maybe the goverment are becoming generous and caring?

skateykatey

Now see, I'm putting in the info provided and it's coming up with nil for me so no sure what's going on.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxcredits/payments-entitlement/entitlement/question-how-much.htm

just making sure; is this the link you were following