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Disability for Tax Credit Purposes
MrsTweedy
Posts: 2 Newbie
Hi all, I'm really hoping someone can help me on quite a specific question!
I've never claimed any kind of tax credit before and after using the Government's calculator, I'm afraid to say I'm none the wiser as to what I should be doing or if we are entitled to anything. I wondered if there was someone here with a similar background or experience that could point me in the right direction?
My partner and I have a 2 year old daughter who has just started a term-time nursery at £38 per week (figure calculated from gov site - that bit was straightforward!).
We had a joint income for 2015-2016 of just over £32,000. I work 20 hours per week, my partner 39.
According to the gov website, from the info I put in, we are not entitled to any help in the form of tax credits to contribute to childcare based on that info alone.
However, one of the questions asked "Does your partner have a disability for tax purposes?" and I answered no, however I think my partner would potentially qualify as 'yes' - he has hearing difficulties (wore a hearing aid from age of 11, and has had failed operations to try and improve hearing, struggles to hear things day-to-day, long medical history of treatment for hearing loss). However, he has never been registered as disabled as he's never felt the need (he has worked full time since leaving school).
If he does qualify as disabled for tax purposes, this would mean we would qualify for up to £184 every four weeks which would be a huge help.
I guess I would like to know what we would need to do to find out if we 'qualify as disabled for tax purposes'. I had a look at the government info sheet and the examples given - not hearing the phone, struggling to hear what someone is saying a couple of meters away - definitely applies.
Thanks in advance!
I've never claimed any kind of tax credit before and after using the Government's calculator, I'm afraid to say I'm none the wiser as to what I should be doing or if we are entitled to anything. I wondered if there was someone here with a similar background or experience that could point me in the right direction?
My partner and I have a 2 year old daughter who has just started a term-time nursery at £38 per week (figure calculated from gov site - that bit was straightforward!).
We had a joint income for 2015-2016 of just over £32,000. I work 20 hours per week, my partner 39.
According to the gov website, from the info I put in, we are not entitled to any help in the form of tax credits to contribute to childcare based on that info alone.
However, one of the questions asked "Does your partner have a disability for tax purposes?" and I answered no, however I think my partner would potentially qualify as 'yes' - he has hearing difficulties (wore a hearing aid from age of 11, and has had failed operations to try and improve hearing, struggles to hear things day-to-day, long medical history of treatment for hearing loss). However, he has never been registered as disabled as he's never felt the need (he has worked full time since leaving school).
If he does qualify as disabled for tax purposes, this would mean we would qualify for up to £184 every four weeks which would be a huge help.
I guess I would like to know what we would need to do to find out if we 'qualify as disabled for tax purposes'. I had a look at the government info sheet and the examples given - not hearing the phone, struggling to hear what someone is saying a couple of meters away - definitely applies.
Thanks in advance!
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There are three conditions he needs to meet. Does he meet all of them?
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/460516/TC956.pdf0 -
Darksparkle wrote: »There are three conditions he needs to meet. Does he meet all of them?
Thank you. Definitely qualifies for 1 & 2 but he's never claimed any kind of sickness or disability benefit as he's never felt the need to.
Gah I guess that means we won't get any help unless we go down the whole trying to obtain disability benefit route.0
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