Child tax/ working tax credits

roberto1234

Hi my wife stays at home while I go out to work, we claim tax and working tax credits due to low wage. If I gave up my job and my wife went out to work the same amount of hours as me, would that be a new claim? or would we be able to just change the person who is working? any advice would be appreciated thanks

Darksparkle

You'd just call and report a change.

cheesetoast

Just let them know your last day of work, her first day, and how many hours she'll be working.

Remember, that if there's a gap between the two (say, you finish on Friday, and she starts working the following Monday), that you might have a couple of days where you're not entitled to as much, for example by not fulfilling the criteria for the 30-hour element.

Darksparkle

cheesetoast wrote: »

Just let them know your last day of work, her first day, and how many hours she'll be working.

Remember, that if there's a gap between the two (say, you finish on Friday, and she starts working the following Monday), that you might have a couple of days where you're not entitled to as much, for example by not fulfilling the criteria for the 30-hour element.

There would be no gap in entitlement provided the jobs ended and started within 28 days of each other.