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Will WTC trigger transition to UC
SpeedSouth
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Currently we are receiving child tax credits. It might be that come the next tax year my income will drop, to the point I would be eligible for working tax credit.
However would this mean I'd automatically transition to the UC scheme, as a change in circumstance. I am in a fully approved UC area now.
On the enititledto page.. https://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/changes_that_trigger_Universal_Credit
There a couple that could relate to my circumstances but none that are definitive to my mind..
1. On Tax Credit and change does not lead to a claim for a new 'legacy benefit' for example less income
The above one is less, income but I would be claiming a new benefit?
2. If already claiming Child Tax Credits, on income based legacy benefits and start work with enough hours to satisfy Working Tax Credit conditions
I would be claiming it but not via the hours, as I am already eligible based on hours worked.
Thanks
However would this mean I'd automatically transition to the UC scheme, as a change in circumstance. I am in a fully approved UC area now.
On the enititledto page.. https://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/changes_that_trigger_Universal_Credit
There a couple that could relate to my circumstances but none that are definitive to my mind..
1. On Tax Credit and change does not lead to a claim for a new 'legacy benefit' for example less income
The above one is less, income but I would be claiming a new benefit?
2. If already claiming Child Tax Credits, on income based legacy benefits and start work with enough hours to satisfy Working Tax Credit conditions
I would be claiming it but not via the hours, as I am already eligible based on hours worked.
Thanks
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