working 30 hrs/tax credits

dp1

Hi
I have 2 part time jobs ; one working 18.5 hours which will stay the same for at least the next school year and another in which I have an 8 hour contract but have been working 17.5 for the past couple of weeks. I have told tax credits I am working more than 30 hours a week and believe I get a slightly higher payment for doing so. Now my hours in 2nd job have been reduced and I will be working either 11 or 11.5 hours; making 29.5 or 30 hours per week in total. So my question is, do I have to get back in touch and tell tax credits?

dp1

That's the problem - could be 29.5 one week and 30 the next....

missbiggles1

dp1 wrote: »

That's the problem - could be 29.5 one week and 30 the next....

If you're a single person with no children, 29.5 will make you ineligible for WTC.

mattcanary

I think the number of hours worked gets averaged out over a 13 week period. If the average is 30 hours or more a week, then you can still claim WTC.


Overtime hours can be included in the number of hours worked.

mattcanary

blondebubbles wrote: »

There is no 13 week period.

If you don't work the required hours for 4 weeks or more then you'd need to stop claiming.

That is 4 consecutive weeks, I assume?

So you couldn't put in a new claim on a week when you work, say 29.5 hours in that week. Even if you work 30 the next week.


Is that correct?

dp1

I'm a single mum with one 15 year old, so I get child tax credits too. 18 year old DD off to uni next week - not used to saying only one child!