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Do you CAN get tax credits for the the third child????
DontBiteTheBoobThatFeedsYou · 09/12/2019 11:28
But if you work?!
This isn't a TAAT but something that's stemmed from that and no ones answering my question.
The OP said she works in order to 'lift the cap' of the tax credits limit because she has more than 2 children after the cut-off point.
I've got an 11 month old and as far as I'm aware when I go into paid work (I've got one more year of nursing degree to go) I still won't be entitled to working tax credits or any tax credits for the third child even when I'm working.
I googled and googled and googled last night.
Absolutely nothing indicated to me that you ARE entitled to tax credits for the third+ child if you're working.
You aren't are you??
Am I being unreasonable?
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DontBiteTheBoobThatFeedsYou · 09/12/2019 21:54
@Hwory oh my days indeed. You're saying that you don't have the tax credit cap if you're working a certain amount of hours and have more than 2 children.
Except everyone else says that you're still capped at the third child and so does the whole internet.
CactusAndCacti · 09/12/2019 22:05
You're saying that you don't have the tax credit cap if you're working a certain amount of hours and have more than 2 children.
You are conflating a lot of different issues.
- There is a benefit cap if your household income is solely made up of benefits (some exceptions for disability) The aim of this is to 'make it pay to work'
- CTC is means tested, so it reduces on a scale depending on how much you earn. The two child cap applies to children born after April 2017. My 3rd was born in 2012 so we get it for all 3.
- The childcare cost element is separate from the child element.
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