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tax credit overpayment housing benefit
missjames
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If you had a tax credit overpayment that you had to pay back, then your housing benefit for that year was not enough.
So can you go back to housing benefit and say your award for this year was based on me getting this much TC, but I had to pay back this much so I should have been getting more HB?
So can you go back to housing benefit and say your award for this year was based on me getting this much TC, but I had to pay back this much so I should have been getting more HB?
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can I go back and get more housing ben?0
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No. The Hb at the time was calculated using the income you had at the time.
Your tax credit overpayment will be recovered from your ongoing award and the lower payments will be used to calculate your current .Hb awardI currently manage a Housing Benefit service and have been working in Housing / council tax benefit (as was) since 2001.
All views expressed in my posts are my own opinions and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.0 -
fluffymovie wrote: »No. The Hb at the time was calculated using the income you had at the time.
Your tax credit overpayment will be recovered from your ongoing award and the lower payments will be used to calculate your current .Hb award
I wish that were true but it is not being recovered from my current award. It is like a debt I have to pay back separately and there are other charges on top as well. Its a real difficulty to pay back.0 -
If you had a tax credit overpayment that you had to pay back, then your housing benefit for that year was not enough.
So can you go back to housing benefit and say your award for this year was based on me getting this much TC, but I had to pay back this much so I should have been getting more HB?
Your Housing Benefit entitlement is calculated on the income you received at that time even if later you discovered at a later date you were never entitled to some of that income.These are my own views and you should seek advice from your local Benefits Department or CAB.0 -
Housing_Benefit_Officer wrote: »Your Housing Benefit entitlement is calculated on the income you received at that time even if later you discovered at a later date you were never entitled to some of that income.
can I request my tc overpayment be taken slowly from my current reward?0
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