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Has anyone had their tax credit award yet?

Just wondering if any of you have had your final award for this year yet? I filed in my renewal and sent it back a month ago. I seem to remember in previous years it being a bit quicker than this. I'm dreading it, but want it here so I can deal with the expected mess.
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  • slscarborough
    slscarborough Posts: 851 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I also filed mine in a month ago and have heard nothing. It normally only takes a couple of weeks so I may give them a ring.
  • barnabee
    barnabee Posts: 1,210 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Mine arrived yesterday. I filed my renewal about 5 weeks ago.
  • bestpud
    bestpud Posts: 11,048 Forumite
    Sent ours at the end of April and we received the final award within within a couple of weeks.

    Know what you mean about dreading it!!! My heart starts racing at the sight of tax credit letters dropping through the letterbox. When you rely on tax credits to get by, the impact of the !!!!-ups (sorry, awards) can be massive can't it?

    Hth

    Bestpud
  • tosca5
    tosca5 Posts: 576 Forumite
    Sent mine away in April got my award back 3 weeks later.
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    We haven't had ours back yet either, filed it end of April.

    Might also give them a ring
    No longer using this account for new posts from 2013
  • emilyt
    emilyt Posts: 2,051 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Same for us too filled the form in at the end of april and heard nothing up to now. I was getting very comcerned but as there are so many people here in the same situation i am not as worried now.
    When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile :D
  • willis999
    willis999 Posts: 98 Forumite
    sent ours back in apr and called them several times and we are allways told the same thing "your claim is being processed"!!!!
    we were claiming for 2 kids at the start of the renewal, now had another baby 6 weeks ago, more reasons for delay!, now just started work, from 6 months out on jsa, even more delays!!
  • Quietgirl
    Quietgirl Posts: 230 Forumite
    Did mine over the phone and was sorted within a week.
  • tweetyshells
    tweetyshells Posts: 233 Forumite
    Did mine over the phone and got paperwork a week or 2 later.
  • Did ours straight away,with in a couple of weeks we had it back .They have halfed ours and taken more off besides.

    Hubby is the wage earner and we have five children, so it has hit us big time.Every single year they miss our claim up!!!!!!!!

    We were told this year they have reduced the wage barrier down compared to other years.Don't they know about inflation.

    craftingqueen
    Proud to be No. 61 in the DMP mutual support group.
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