Tax Credits when living with parents?

Pennywise

If someone is single, no children, still living with their parents, working full time but on a very low wage, are they entitled to working tax credits?

The explanatory notes etc seem to refer only to the circumstances of "partners" to be taken into account, i.e. spouses or co-habitees? If only this persons own earnings are taken into account, they are eligible, but if the parents incomes are taken into account, they aren't.

Anyone know for certain?

nearlyrich

I would think that if the wages are more than single persons JSA then no Tax Credits would be payable. Presumably the person concerned is earning the national minimum wage?

hellomoto

If you are single, no kids, no partner, income is under £11000 per annum,

and either disabled & working 16 hours + per week, over age 16

OR

over 25 and working over 30 hours per week if not disabled

THEN

you are entitled to tax credits, parental income is not included, you can have several seperate adults in one household all claiming seperate tax credits. eg.shared house

HTH

irs101

hellomoto

That's right, other than that disabled people can receive WTC up to a higher income than £11K.

But for most people you do indeed have to be 25 or over, working at least 30 hours a week, with an income of £11,386 or less.

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jellyhead

is a 40 hour week at minimum wage for a 25 year old lower than the tax credits threshold?

irs101

It is. Minimum wage is £4.85 per hour, so 40 hours worked is £10,088 per year.

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