extra income-tax credit form

hmc

hello
just recieved my april form to fill in
all straight forward as still on is as i was last year

i am allowed to earn£20 a wk without it afecting benefits i was told and i sometimes do

does this class as extra income?
should i inform the ctc people
i just inform job centre plus

thankyou

Mumstheword

Child tax credit isn't a 'benefit' as such. You have to tell them your total income each year and they will then calculate what you should have been given that year. Unfortunately, for every pound you earn, they knock 40p (slightly more I think) off your tax credits.

DazzerG

37p in the pound......however there is no way that the OP could be earning more than the minimum threshold of £5220 on £20/week.

hmc

thanks for the replys

so do i need to tell them or not?
if they are going to take 37p of every pound its not worth my while

i only want to earn a little to help but they dont encourage us do they

hmc

please,anyone got a deffinate on this one

thanks

jasper12

If you were on IS you will automatically get the max amount of tax credit. I would inform them though about your small income, just to keep yourself correct with them. It will not affect your award though.

hmc

thankyou jasper