Reclaiming child tax credit

Flumpster

shellsuit wrote: »

No need for that, Alison was making a comment on what Dippy had said, it wasn't aimed directly at you.

If the only reasons are that you didn't know you could claim, or didn't get around to it, then like you have been told by TC themselves, they can only backdate 3 months, which is quite fair in my opinion.

No need for her pompous sneering either, was there?

Alison said "i think sometimes you just have take some responsibility, and i think 3 months is a ok cut off date." - that is patently aimed at me.

Thanks for your opinion though - it might be a load of old tosh but I can't deny that you are entitled to it.

alison999

Flumpster wrote: »

No need for her pompous sneering either, was there?

Alison said "i think sometimes you just have take some responsibility, and i think 3 months is a ok cut off date." - that is patently aimed at me.

Thanks for your opinion though - it might be a load of old tosh but I can't deny that you are entitled to it.

i have 2 kids myself so i know whats its like to be busy and - after you have attacked me for simply trying to help you i will be honest. its not that hard to pick up the phone or browse the internet to find out what you are entitled to. the reason i said 3 months is ok is b/c there ha to be a cut off point somewhere - 3 months is a long time - if everyone waited nearly a year to claim then the benefits system would be in a far greater mess than it is right now (if that were possible). i never said you werent entitled to it - just trying to say that ITS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to claim.

to everyone that stuck up for me for trying to help this ungrateful poster, many thanks.:beer:

shellsuit

Flumpster wrote: »

No need for her pompous sneering either, was there?

Alison said "just have take some responsibility, and i think 3 months is a ok cut off datei think sometimes you ." - that is patently aimed at me.

Thanks for your opinion though - it might be a load of old tosh but I can't deny that you are entitled to it.

Why thank you

How can Alison be sneering at you when she has been in your shoes

If she was aiming it at you, she would have posted the above and added your name to it, but seeing as though she was replying to somebody else and quoting them too, it wasn't meant for you personally at all.

We are all responsible for our actions and it's no use getting the hump with people here because TC told you something you didn't want to hear.

You got 3 months back, be greatful for that. If the cash was that important to you when the baby was born, I'm sure you would have applied back then wouldn't you?

Basically you want to know what you can tell TC, so that they will backdate it right back to when the baby was born ~ maybe nobody here has done that successfully, but give the thread a chance instead of having a pop at people who are taking their time to respond to you.

shellsuit

Took less than a minute of searching.

When your claim can be backdated for more than three months

In certain circumstances, your tax credit claim can be backdated for more than three months.
If you, your partner or child is disabled

If you, your partner or a child for whom you are responsible is disabled, we may be able to backdate your tax credits for more than three months.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxcredits/claim-backdated.htm

Flumpster

alwaysonthego wrote: »

Look you have been given some very good advice and you need to look at your own attitude.

If it's all the same to you, I'll be the one to decide when to look at my own attitude. As for good advice, I hope you dish out better advice in your day job - advice that actually helps the little man who unwittingly didn't abide by the big man's arbitrary rules.

alwaysonthego wrote: »

Alice was being sympathetic with you expericencing a similar situation to yourself.

Well, it was backhanded sypmathy at best. And besides, I'm not asking for sympathy, I'm asking for useful advice. It seems, unfortunately, as though I might have come to the wrong place.

alwaysonthego wrote: »

I work for the cab and in my last post I have given you an indication of what would be considered has mitigationg circumstances. It might not be what you want to read but you have to face up to it that you may only be able to back claim 3 months HTH

Unfortunately for me you may be right but I'll have to see what I can do.

alison999

Flumpster wrote: »

If it's all the same to you, I'll be the one to decide when to look at my own attitude. As for good advice, I hope you dish out better advice in your day job - advice that actually helps the little man who unwittingly didn't abide by the big man's arbitrary rules.



Well, it was backhanded sypmathy at best. And besides, I'm not asking for sympathy, I'm asking for useful advice. It seems, unfortunately, as though I might have come to the wrong place.



Unfortunately for me you may be right but I'll have to see what I can do.

People ARE trying to help you! Just b/c we dont/can't say what you want to hear does not mean that we don't care/or dont want to help you, the rules are what the rules are for a reason, its the same for everyone. You're not the only one to miss out.

alwaysonthego_2

Flumpster wrote: »

If it's all the same to you, I'll be the one to decide when to look at my own attitude. As for good advice, I hope you dish out better advice in your day job

Some clients do not like to hear the advice I have to give, even though it is correct and helpful. They get aggressive and start name calling. I can only tell someone what is the current law/policy I do not make these myself so I can not understand how nasty people can be when I am giving my time up for free to assist.:mad:

Flumpster

alison999 wrote: »

i have 2 kids myself so i know whats its like to be busy and - after you have attacked me for simply trying to help you i will be honest.

You didn't try to help me at all, you sneered at me and told me to "take some responsibility". My guess is that it's probably because you failed to get your child benefit back when you made a similar oversight and you would be jealous if I was successful in making my claim where you failed.

alison999 wrote: »

its not that hard to pick up the phone or browse the internet to find out what you are entitled to.

I take it that this pearl of wisdom is another piece of your 'good advice'?

alison999 wrote: »

the reason i said 3 months is ok is b/c there ha to be a cut off point somewhere - 3 months is a long time - if everyone waited nearly a year to claim then the benefits system would be in a far greater mess than it is right now (if that were possible).

Yeah, I'm sure that the government holding onto and earning interest on that money for almost a year would leave the benefits system in tatters, wouldn't it?

alison999 wrote: »

i never said you werent entitled to it - just trying to say that ITS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to claim.

Then perhaps that is what you should have said rather than "i think sometimes you just have take some responsibility, and i think 3 months is a ok cut off date."

Well, therein lies one of the problems with the system, in my opinion. The system is inherently structured in such a way that it is able to catch out people who unwittingly make an oversight rather than simply putting aside the tax credit that it ethically theirs. Like I've already said, it isn't as through the government couldn't be earning interest on that money while they hold onto it. But, rather than do that, they simply put it back into the pot and dish it out to someone else who's more benefits savvy.

alison999 wrote: »

to everyone that stuck up for me for trying to help this ungrateful poster, many thanks.:beer:

I'd be grateful if you'd given me something to be grateful for. You haven't so I'm not.

Ciao.

tigtag02

You have nothing to be grateful for because the (correct) advice provided is not what you wanted to hear.

Because we didnt all say *tell this lie and you'll get it backdated* you turned on the agressive *charm* ~ thats not what we are about at mse.

You are either an extreemly pompus twat or your a troll.

I bid you goodnight :wave:

alison999

Flumpster wrote: »

You didn't try to help me at all, you sneered at me and told me to "take some responsibility". My guess is that it's probably because you failed to get your child benefit back when you made a similar oversight and you would be jealous if I was successful in making my claim where you failed.



I take it that this pearl of wisdom is another piece of your 'good advice'?



Yeah, I'm sure that the government holding onto and earning interest on that money for almost a year would leave the benefits system in tatters, wouldn't it?



Then perhaps that is what you should have said rather than "i think sometimes you just have take some responsibility, and i think 3 months is a ok cut off date."

Well, therein lies one of the problems with the system, in my opinion. The system is inherently structured in such a way that it is able to catch out people who unwittingly make an oversight rather than simply putting aside the tax credit that it ethically theirs. Like I've already said, it isn't as through the government couldn't be earning interest on that money while they hold onto it. But, rather than do that, they simply put it back into the pot and dish it out to someone else who's more benefits savvy.


I'd be grateful if you'd given me something to be grateful for. You haven't so I'm not.

Ciao.

lol what a loser.:rotfl: