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Wtc

If someone goes from JSA to working is there a limit on the salary that would mean they were not entitled to tax credits?

My brother claimed WTC ok when he was self-employed - I think he said c£50/wk after having beem on JSA.

But when he went from JSA to working in 2007 he didn't claim. I assume the Jobcentre said he wasn't eligible. His salary was £32k pa that year.
Please be polite to OPs and remember this is a site for Claimants and Appellants to seek redress against their bank, ex-boss or retailer. If they wanted morality or the view of the IoD or Bank they'd ask them.

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  • Mersey_2
    Mersey_2 Posts: 1,679 Forumite
    Sorry, I meant to say single man, 25+, working full-time, no dependants.
    Please be polite to OPs and remember this is a site for Claimants and Appellants to seek redress against their bank, ex-boss or retailer. If they wanted morality or the view of the IoD or Bank they'd ask them.
  • tomterm8
    tomterm8 Posts: 5,892 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Mersey wrote: »
    If someone goes from JSA to working is there a limit on the salary that would mean they were not entitled to tax credits?
    .

    Yes.

    It gets very complicated because it all depends on circumstances, but for a single person without children and without disability you stop being eligible somewhere between £13,000 and £14,000 per year. AFAIK, JSA is a taxable benefit and included in the calculations. FYI: most people just go to one of the tax credit estimators to work out if they are entitled to anything.
    “The ideas of debtor and creditor as to what constitutes a good time never coincide.”
    ― P.G. Wodehouse, Love Among the Chickens
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