Partner moving in, tax credits

[MummyCool19]

My partner is moving in at the end of the month. I’m so nervous about telling tax credits and I don’t know why! His income will be over the limit so I need to cancel my claim. How do I do it? Just online or ring up? Do I just say I want to cancel my claim and the date he moved in? They won’t need his income details etc will they? I don’t want to try and claim again. If I cancel it will they grill me on the reasons etc?

You can do it online (I've never managed it!) or you can call them

0345 3003900 (I've just called them this morning).

What did they ask for? Do you just say you want to cancel your claim?

Far, far, far too many women have utterly fucked themselves financially by moving the 'partner' in, losing money, then the guy doesn't make up the shortfall.

I had a choice.
I could have cancelled my claim or kept it open and it would be amended and cancelled at the end of the financial year.
They said it was easier to do the latter and it turned out we were entitled to a small amount of TC anyway.

I very much doubt that they waste their time demanding to know why you don't want them anymore. U expect they will just cancel the claim.

One thing though is whether you think they may claim any over payment back when they do their final reconciliation. Its probably worth having your paperwork in order just in case. They are not renowned for their organisational skills so its worth you being able to double check jut in case

I agree Jessie I didn't live with my DH (then DP) for a long time because we simply couldn't afford to live together and I didn't want to lose my financial independence.

We did eventually but it was really stressful financially and caused big arguments for the first year.

So do I just ring up and say I want to cancel tax credits as dp has move in on that day.

Actually I just remembered i rang in April and they said they don’t take new claims and it’s now through uc so maybe they won’t take details etc?

Are you nervous because you should have informed them earlier but forgot?

Just be honest if there's been an oversight.

I just phoned up, they didnt want any more details than to know why I was cancelling my claim. You have to do it after he's moved in though, I tried to do it before and tell them he was moving in the next day (saturday) and they said I had to phone back on Monday! I did mine at the very end of the financial year so I'm just having to go through renewal for no reason so not sure what they'll say to you about that.