Tax Credit and Disability Allowance

wazza

I am a lone parent with three children. The eldest is 12 years old. I do not work therefore have been on Income Support for the last 4 years. Last year i was awarded High Mobility Rate and Low Care Allowance of Disability Living Allowance. Due to this i receive extra on my Income Support. My children are not disabled.

I am completing a renewal form for Tax credit. As far as i know the monies i get from Income Support does not count as Income. What i get from DLA does it count as Income?

Thanks in advance for those who replied.

minimadtrix

No, DLA is not taxable and therefore not counted as far as the Tax Credit people are concerned.

mitchaa

wazza wrote: »

I am a lone parent with three children. The eldest is 12 years old. I do not work therefore have been on Income Support for the last 4 years. Last year i was awarded High Mobility Rate and Low Care Allowance of Disability Living Allowance. Due to this i receive extra on my Income Support. My children are not disabled.

I am completing a renewal form for Tax credit. As far as i know the monies i get from Income Support does not count as Income. What i get from DLA does it count as Income?

Thanks in advance for those who replied.

Wont you have a problem come October time when a 12yr old no longer entitles you to IS?

Will you just be transferred to IB, but i believe that too is changing to make you find work that you can do, not what you cant.

Oops, should have read the eldest, i take it you have younger children that will still entitle you to IS (Well until they move the threshold down again anyway)