Tax Creds have stopped - Help!!

emilia1

I know entirley how you feel today, so your really not on your own, mine isnt the same story but similar, i received a letter saying that i had been claiming child tax credit as a single person for 2 years, when to my knowledge i was claiming as a couple, they are now saying i owe them an overpayment, cause it was a single claim and not a couple even though its exactly the same amount of money, theyve stopped my tax credits and its going to be weeks before its sorted out, how the hell it takes them 2 weeks to even send you a claim form out is beyond me. So now we are without tax credits for weeks as well, do they not realise you have bills to pay and children to feed, i can well undersatnd how people become suicidal and mental illnesses, ive been worried sick for 3 days. Please contact the Welfare rights they are alot better than the CAB.

pmlindyloo

shedboy94 wrote: »

I'm confused.....if you are separated and living seperate lives, why would HER money stopping make YOUR world fall apart?

Ignore this daft comment. Obviously no idea that fathers of children do not lose all feelings for their welfare when they have separated from their mother.

To be honest, there is not much more you can do than has already been suggested and you have done.

It will be sorted but could take some time.

You need to start planning on the basis that no tax credits will be received until this is sorted so start by phoning your DMP provider and ask for some leeway.

Then look at all your expenditure and don't pay anything that you don't have to but do let them know what's happening. Cancel any DDs that are not a priority.

I'm talking about both of you doing this because I can tell that you want to be supportive during this time.

Can any family/friends help out during this time?

shedboy94

little_miss_muppet_face wrote: »

Because it would affect the lives of HIS children maybe...

I would be doing what I could to make sure my children were ok, but it certainly wouldn't make my world fall apart. If he is paying £300pm in maintenance then his income is reasonably good I would assume, therefore I can't see the children doing without. If there was that much concern about his children why would he even think about driving into a wall.......that would do the children the world of good.

shedboy94

pmlindyloo wrote: »

Ignore this daft comment. Obviously no idea that fathers of children do not lose all feelings for their welfare when they have separated from their mother.

Why is it a daft comment? They are separated, they have no relationship, so why would his world fall apart? They are both working FT, so it's not as if there isn't income there to support the children. If the wife can't support the children then surely he can if he's earning enough to pay £300pm in maintenance.
Worlds falling apart and driving into walls.....it's all a bit dramatic.

pmlindyloo

asdf1982 wrote: »

it really doesnt sound that bad. if shes getting full housing and council tax benefit and £300 p/m from the dad, plus she works, the children are not gonna starve while this is being sorted out are they?

really not worth feeling suicidal over

Where does it say she is getting full HB and CTB?

She is working full time and is paying nursery fees for one of the children and after school care for the other.

If she is paying these, plus rent and council tax and her salary isn't huge then there won't be much left even with the father paying child support.

Plus father is on a DMP, has had to pay money up front for his accommodation etc etc.

We do not know how stressful the last months have been for the OP and I am sure your comments do not help someone who is feeling despair at his current situation.

redkev76

wow, there really are some !!!!!!!!s on this site arent there. No, everything is !!!!ing perfect shedboy, being split up from my wife is brilliant and I can still go the pub every night and have a great !!!!ing time cos i dont live with them wooooooooo yeah!!

why do people like you and asdf 1982 post? I dont get what you get out of it. Did you think your snide comments were likely to help? You're on here cos its a money saving site so no point acting like you're superior to everyone

Thank you to the rest of you. You ask a simple question for a simple answer etc....

FBaby

Surely if they are suspicious that you are a couple, you going to CAB to try to sorry out what it's in essence her problem is only going to make things more suspicious. Can you show that you paid your friend board from this summer to December and that you paid her regular maintenance payments?

redkev76

but its not HER problem is it? Its both our problems because it affects both of OUR lives and OUR children. I have Monday and Tuesday off to look after OUR kids cos its half term so it makes sense for me to go.

shedboy94

redkev76 wrote: »

wow, there really are some !!!!!!!!s on this site arent there. No, everything is !!!!ing perfect shedboy, being split up from my wife is brilliant and I can still go the pub every night and have a great !!!!ing time cos i dont live with them wooooooooo yeah!!

why do people like you and asdf 1982 post? I dont get what you get out of it. Did you think your snide comments were likely to help? You're on here cos its a money saving site so no point acting like you're superior to everyone

Thank you to the rest of you. You ask a simple question for a simple answer etc....

Why post comments about driving into a wall on a money saving site?

http://www.samaritans.org/

redkev76

ha ha, shedboy, you're comical. As I believe you say at Chelsea, jog on son, nothing to see here ;O)