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To not declare for child benefit

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Lauren0000 · 04/03/2024 00:47

I just don't really understand what they are asking me to declare Blush
My wage has just gone up and will be very little under or possible very little over £50k. It's different every month due to shift work so when they are asking what I will earn actually I don't know.
I've just stuck my head in the sand but I know that's probs my foolish.
My husband earns not much so it's quite frustrating to think I will lose the child benefit, considering how much I contribute tax and NI as one person.
What is they want to know? Gross pay before anything comes out?
I get expenses for fuel paid.
I have a work lease car as need it to do my job
I don't know what payments in count?
What about pension payments?
Anyone have a better idea than me please?

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Vod · 05/03/2024 09:13

Lauren0000 · 05/03/2024 08:59

Thanks, really helpful advice, fingers crossed it will take into account the whole household income as £50k sounds like tons, but if the other person doesn't earn/low earner it's certainly not a ton of money with the cost of everything through the roof

It doesn't take into account the whole household income. There's just no provision for the system to do that. It's phenomenally poorly designed. You'd be subjected to this policy just the same if you were a single parent, or a single income household with the other partner non-earning. This sort of stupidity is one of the reasons the child benefit threshold is such live news at the moment.

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Lauren0000 · 05/03/2024 09:14

I didn’t realise it was live news until someone up thread thought I was a troll 😂

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