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Child tax credits?.

Janallan
Janallan Posts: 9 Forumite
edited 18 May 2016 at 7:19PM in Child support
Can anyone please help me. My son and his wife both work and pay huge amounts £51 per day child care yet have been told there isn't any help for the first child is this correct. They don't earn over £41,000. It is so confusing. Is there anything else they can get help with?

Can anyone help clarify this please.

Many thanks

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  • missmontana
    missmontana Posts: 1,994 Forumite
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    wrong forum!
    Be who you are, say what you feel, those who mind don't matter, those who matter don't mind.
    They say that talking to yourself is a sign of mental illness. So I talk to the cats instead.
  • Fitzmichael
    Fitzmichael Posts: 165 Forumite
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    What kind of satisfaction do you get from giving an unhelpful poke in the eye like that?
  • Amara
    Amara Posts: 2,176 Forumite
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    How much they earn? Not over 41k, it can mean 40k or 25k. But if they've got 40k in total and only one child, yes, that's correct, won't get any child tax credits. They only help they're entitled to is child benefit.
  • Darksparkle
    Darksparkle Posts: 5,465 Forumite
    What was their income for 2015/16 and expect income for 2016/17?

    How much is the weekly childcare? You mention the daily amount but not the number of days.
  • sangie595
    sangie595 Posts: 6,092 Forumite
    missmontana wrote: »
    wrong forum!

    And to be fair - the title of the forum is "child support" and the post is about supporting a child! Not everybody considers that parents have to split up before supporting a child becomes an issue.
  • MABLE
    MABLE Posts: 4,201 Forumite
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    missmontana wrote: »
    wrong forum!

    Remember be nice to new comers and if need me direct them to the right forum.
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