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Advice Please

My husband and I separated recently and I informed the tax credits office today.

They transferred my claim from joint to single person claim. All fine and dandy and said I won't receive any more payments on the joint claim obviously and will get them from my new claim.

My question is we over estimated our income and were due a back payment once the figures were finalised on 31/01/13, what now happens to this money? Will I still get it?

Any advice would be much appreciated.
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
Bertrand Russell

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  • gunsandbanjos
    gunsandbanjos Posts: 12,246 Forumite
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    Bump... Anyone?
    The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
    Bertrand Russell
  • Mara69
    Mara69 Posts: 1,409 Forumite
    Have you phoned the tax credits department and asked them?
  • gunsandbanjos
    gunsandbanjos Posts: 12,246 Forumite
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    Mara69 wrote: »
    Have you phoned the tax credits department and asked them?

    Not yet, got stuck in a call waiting queue for ages last time and just wondered if any of the knowledgeable people here knew the answer to my question before I gave in and phoned HMRC again.
    The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
    Bertrand Russell
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