UC and Working Tax Credits

Rubyroobs

Were you on a disability benefit?

Icequeen99

maxrpg123 wrote: »

I was unemployed for 2 years prior to starting new job in March 2017 and we were claiming WTC since then up until September 2018 when my hours were cut from 37 to 20. You are correct because according to HMRC we were overpaid by £500-something for that period which I believe was the delay in them processing my change of hours, takes 4-5 weeks or something.

We were entitled to £384 per month but were receiving it weekly at £96.

That sounds a very high payment, but is most likely based on the nil income for the year before. So it wouldn't have continued at that level under WTC anyway.

IQ

calcotti

Icequeen99 wrote: »

That sounds a very high payment, but is most likely based on the nil income for the year before. So it wouldn't have continued at that level under WTC anyway.
IQ

What doesn’t look right though is that, if the 2017-2018 payment was high based on nil or low income up to March 2017 but £17,000 was then earned in that year, the 2018 renewal should have picked up a significant overpayment and payments from April 2018 would be lower. OP appears to be saying this did not happen.

maxrpg123

Not claimed any disability and was claiming JSA for the 2 years I was unemployed.

Icequeen99

calcotti wrote: »

What doesn’t look right though is that, if the 2017-2018 payment was high based on nil or low income up to March 2017 but £17,000 was then earned in that year, the 2018 renewal should have picked up a significant overpayment and payments from April 2018 would be lower. OP appears to be saying this did not happen.

agreed, have no explanation why this might be the case. Assumed maybe the disability element but it isn't that so I think there would be an overpayment.

IQ