Tax Credit disaster...please please help

[WhollyShits]

Christol on a bike. I have had my tax credit renewal through. I have been overpaid by approx £3500!!! So, i will not be receiving ANY payments this year

I phoned up because i thought it must be a mistake. But it is true!! Not only will i receive no payments, but also they want me to repay the £3500

They overpaid me because they input my expected earnings for 2017-2018 as ZERO!!!

What the hell am i gooing to do?? This reduces my monthly income by over £300 plus whatever amount i need to pay them

I feel sick

The past overpayments could also have been their errors. I think there is a time limit you’ve got to raise a dispute (I’m not certain though so best to check it out).

I would do EVERYTHING by writing, nothing over the phone. Send it all recorded delivery. Some MPs can be great with this, others not so much but it can be good to copy all letters you send to MP (inform on TC letter you are doing this). The charities that specialise in helping are often more experienced than MP as they do this frequently where as MPs deal with a huge range of issues so can be a bit hit and miss.