New Deal

mobysmoney

Hi

I'm 49 at the moment and on New Deal 25+. In August I will be 50. If I can then get a job, would I be eligible for the WTC 50-plus element?

Thanks for any help

Scarlett1

Working Tax Credit if you are over 50 and have recently started work



If you are over 50, have recently started work for 16 hours or more a week and were getting certain benefits when you took your job, you can get Working Tax Credit. So, if you were previously getting Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance, state Retirement Pension paid with Pension Credit, or certain training allowances, you may be able to get Working Tax Credit when you start work. You must usually have been getting these benefits for at least six months. If you were not entitled to benefits, but you were getting national insurance credits, you may also be able to get Working Tax Credit. In some cases you can get Working Tax Credit because someone else was getting benefit which included an amount for you.


If you are aged 50 or over and you are not sure whether you qualify for Working Tax Credit because you have recently started work, you should consult an experienced adviser, for example, at a Citizens Advice Bureau.

50 plus element:-

Working at least 16 hours but under 30 hours per week
£1,185
Working 30 hours or more per week
£1,770

mobysmoney

Hi, thanks for that. I assume then that New Deal 25+ is a qualifying benefit? I have been on jobseeker's allowance before going on the New Deal programme.

Scarlett1

Im not too sure but would have thought so as the new deal is one step up from JSA and one below paid employment, I copied this:

If you have any questions about New Deal, call:
0845 606 2626

ukdickie31

The 50+ is a separate entity to other New Deals, it does not have to follow on from them.

You must be in receipt of (or being claimed for) a qualifying benefit for 26 weeks without a break.

There are no 'early entry' criteria.

Post 2 above is correct