Missing out on tax credits for your disabled child? You could be owed thousands

Former_MSE_Lucinda

Tens of thousands of households are entitled to a refund from the Government after missing out on tax credits for disabled children – those affected may be owed up to £4,368 for the current tax year, but you won't be able to backdate refunds...

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'Have you been missing out on tax credits for your disabled child? You could be owed £1,000s'

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Icequeen99

It applies to qualifying young people, not just children under 16 MSE.

IQ

Icequeen99

You're welcome :rotfl:

Darksparkle

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i never understand why you get more tax credits for disabled child when they already get dla to cover "extra costs" even when there is none.

I agree with DLA. I do not agree with the disability elements of WTC/CTC.

TELLIT01

From my experience of people with disabled children, there will be few who don't have extra costs. I do agree however, that receipt of DLA and additional tax credits seems to be a double payment for the same purpose.

Daisy_Sams

Regardless of whether people should get more money because they receive DLA, I do find the system is complicated, so HMRC disregarding previous years where they have made the mistake, I feel is unfair.

clearingout

I guess it depends on the nature of an individual diagnosis, but many disabled children need caring for, have regular medical and peripheral appointments etc which impacts on the ability of a parent to work. I suspect the extra in tax credit is to cover these situations and not means testing is more cost effective than getting in the staffing to deal with means testing and appeals.