grandparents look after daughetr - receiving tax credit

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we work full time and lots of time our daughter stays with my parents. she used to stay some overnights but not now. My parents receive tax credit. if she is not staying overnight - is it an issue - maybe my grand parents not eligible for the tax credit for my daughter? Thank you.

YOUR PARENTS WERE NEVER ENTITLED TO TAX CREDIT FOR HER UNLESS THEY ARE HER PRIMARY CARERS.

How did they even manage to claim them in the first place?

Why are you repeatedly posting this thread OP ?

You'll get the same answer on every thread you post OP.

What are you going to do?

The other thread has good advice OP.

lougle thats not quite true.
OP- check out page CCM18010 of the Tax credits Technical manual. This is the guidance used by the HMRC to make decisions.

"A person can also be responsible for the child or qualifying young person if the child or qualifying young person lives with someone else but they are paying money for the child’s or qualifying young person’s upkeep, see CBTM06080 for more information.

Only one person can receive Child Benefit for a child or qualifying young person at any one time and they do not need to be the child’s or qualifying young person’s parent."

Although OP's situation is unusual, there is not necessarily anything wrtong with it, so long as the grandpartents contribute towards the expenses of raising the child and noone else is claiming Child Tax Credit for him/her.

It is irrelevant where the child sleeps.

OP feel free not to answer if this is too personal but I'm also curious about how this arrangement came about. Most resident parents would choose to claim Child Tax Credits themselves

Ooops, sorry OP.
Ignore that ^ I've linked to the rules for Child Benefit by mistake. Child Tax Credit is different.
The child does need to be "normally living" with the person who claims.

I suggest your parents withdraw their Child Tax Credit claim and that you and your partner make a claim instead.

if my child normally lives with my parents - can they contirnue received tax credits as I am working full time and most of the time my child with my parents