Tax credits are dealt with by the Tax office

calleyw

I just want to check something as I need to do a follow up for something.

Tax credits are dealt with the by the Tax office and are nothing to do with the benefit agency. As they are not seen as a benefit.

So my question is would the benefit agency have the information that you where claiming any of the Tax credits e.g CTC or WTC.

I would assume no.

Also even if you have children and are earning £16K + as a couple you get no WTC just the CTC element. That is what the entitledto.com is telling me. Is that correct?

I know these are really basic questions but I just need to get my head around this as the moment. And as I know there are many people here who have a lot more experience with these things.

Many thanks in advance.

Yours

Calley

irs101

Indeed Tax Credits are solely handled by HMRC. However they do share information - for instance to check that you aren't getting both CTC and the child elements of IS. And I believe that some DWP offices can see the HMRC system, but can't make any changes to it - but not 100% sure on that.

What you say about WTC is basically right. However you can get WTC on higher incomes if you are disabled or aged 50+ and returning to work. The childcare element is also part of WTC and is available (for people with large costs) on incomes up to around £35k a year (and you can benefit up to around £45K)

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