Degree Reqd to understand tax credit claim?

ayla261

Is it required to hae a degree before understanding your tax credit allowance?
I only ask as our personal circumstances hae changed: I've stopped working for an employer and my husband has returned to work on a self employed basis
As he's a trainee, he's getting a set wage each week which tax credits have been informed
I spent more than an hour at our local council office sorting out a new housing benefit claim just to change these details, and I had to get an accountant to fill in half the forms.
I thought that was bad enough but I've now spent 4 hours trying to make sense of the new tax credits allowance forms they sent through yesterday:
Eight different forms :eek: All showing same date, different amounts, some showing I am going to be overpaid by £900 odd which they are kindly offering to allow me to pay back later
WHY?!! Why overpay me when I've told them immediately upon detail change? :mad:
I'm already repaying an overpayment from last year (£597 due to the fact their office wasn't open over christmas last year when we moved housing authority addresses) at a rate of £4 a month for the next eight and half years

katie1

I feel for you i do. my sister has just had same problem she rang to give details of new job told to ring back when she had payee number. so she rang back and was told all find etc..... she has just had paper work saying been over paid in 2003 she said no way do i owe anything.

keep your chin up and fight them all the way they dont know what there doing .
:mad:

[Deleted User]

Have you given an up to date current year estimated income for yourself and you partner? Make sure you do this to make sure you claim is accurately re-calculated.
Based on what you are saying, instead of stopping your tax credits they will still continue to pay you at a set rate to stop you suffering financial difficulty which will unfortunately cause you to be further overpaid.
You have 2 options - a) call up and say you dont want to be overpaid and to get it stopped or b) leave it as it is and let them deduct it from next year's claim.

You may have received loads of award notices but disregard all but the most recently dated ones.
If unsure of the amounts you are going to be paid try giving the helpline a call.

jay1jay

I'd ask for a written explanation of your overpayments if I were you. Don't think it has anything to do with offices being closed at xmas - the Helpline is only closed xmas day.

ayla261

Thanks for the advice in answer:

subsoniccoyote wrote: »

Have you given an up to date current year estimated income for yourself and you partner? yes
You have 2 options - a) call up and say you dont want to be overpaid and to get it stopped -:mad: tried that or b) leave it as it is and let them deduct it from next year's claim - going to do this and then offer £1 week again


If unsure of the amounts you are going to be paid try giving the helpline a call.:rotfl: tried that too