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Help with Working Tax credit

Hi Everyone

Just posting here in desperation. I am trying to find out what would be the best circumstances for my family.
I am 25 work 39 hours per week and earn £16000
My partner is looking at becoming self employed she is 23 and is looking at earning prob £3000 per year
We have a 18 month old baby.
We Currently get child tax credit of about £40 per week.
Based on the above would anybody know if we would be entitled to working tax credit. I have checked various sites and come up with varying estimations of what we would get. The reason i ask is we know a lot of people in the same circumstances that get a lot more whilst earning more than us.

Many thanks for your time.

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  • Gaz83
    Gaz83 Posts: 4,047 Forumite
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    No you wouldn't be entitled to any Working Tax Credit - the cut-off, for someone in what your circumstances are going to be, would be roughly £15,000.
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