Tax credits overpayment -help

Wondercuz

Hi all

We just recieved our final decision on tax credits for this year and it seems that HMRC have overplayed me by a whopping £2200. Obviously this is quite a shock.

Upon talking to the lovely people on the phone I was told that I was never entitled to working tax credits at all despite being openly honest with my application and my earnings.

I initially applied in June 2013 after I started work in January of that year. When I completed the form I reported my 2012-2013 income as requested and even put down the date I started work as I stopped receiving JSA (due to starting work). It was never communicated to me or my partner that I had to include my estimated income.

We plan to dispute or appeal this decision as I feel that I was open with all of my information.

Any help on this situation?

Wondercuz

Does that class as an income change though? I mean it was the exact same income weekly (I'm a temp contractor for a company so get paid weekly via an agency).

My hourly rate etc stayed the same.

Wondercuz

The claim form doesn't ask for an estimated income either

Yeah according to my P60 I earned different amounts in 2012-13 and 13-14. But I told hmrc I started work in January of 2013 of course it was different.

In hindsight I shouldn't have assumed that they would take the date I started work and factor that in