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xmaslolly76
xmaslolly76 Posts: 3,974 Forumite
in Housing benefit help
I currently get housing benefit and have renewed my tax credits which have now give up. Obviously the tax credits back date to the beginning of the tax year and will presume housing benefit will to so will have an overpayment from then until now. What happens about the lump sum I have received as tax credits didn't pay enough last year. Will I owe an overpayment for that as well?
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  • xmaslolly76
    xmaslolly76 Posts: 3,974 Forumite
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    Bump. Anyone?
    :jFriends are like fabric you can never have enough:j
  • emsywoo123
    emsywoo123 Posts: 5,440 Forumite
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    Er I don't get it hun :o

    You renewed TC, and you payments have gone up? Or you have received a lump sum?
  • xmaslolly76
    xmaslolly76 Posts: 3,974 Forumite
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    Both now I know my increase in tax credits this year will cause an overpayment of HB from April until now. But I have also had a lump sum as they didn't pay me enough last year. So now I am worried that the HB people will recalculate my housing benefit for all of last year based on this lump sum or will they not take that into account?
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  • mynameistallulah
    mynameistallulah Posts: 2,238 Forumite
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    Yes, there is likely to have been an HB overpayment, but you won't get into trouble about it, you were not aware at the time. Advise them of the change, and they can recalculate for this year and last.
  • xmaslolly76
    xmaslolly76 Posts: 3,974 Forumite
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    Thank you. It's such a complicated system I could do without the deductions things are tight enough but hey ho :(
    :jFriends are like fabric you can never have enough:j
  • stroodes
    stroodes Posts: 393 Forumite
    edited 14 June 2012 at 12:43AM
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    The tax credits lump sum you have received will cover any hb you were over payed with probably a little to spare, it evens itself out.



    overpaid! my bad spelling
  • Hiddenidenity
    Hiddenidenity Posts: 5,423 Forumite
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    If its child tax credits it shouldn't affect HB however working tax credits will hth
  • xmaslolly76
    xmaslolly76 Posts: 3,974 Forumite
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    It's child tax credit we don't qualify for working tax credit.
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  • xmaslolly76
    xmaslolly76 Posts: 3,974 Forumite
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    From what I can see on the web page all tax credits are included.
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  • fawd1
    fawd1 Posts: 715 Forumite
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    all tax credits are taken into account. we only get CTC and they're taken into account. Why not? they're income after all!
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