Husband now in receipt of state pension, will it affect my tax credit?

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Thats the question, makes me feel ancient! I will obviously have to inform them that our income has changed, is anybody else in thes position, he is 65, I am 53 and trio only 8! I expect I shall lose quite abit, will he make it up do you think???????? Ho Ho!

Nobody out there in this position, oh I feel so ancient!

A state pension is included as an income, as are any occupational pensions that he may get.

i know my dad gets pension credits, not sure if its the same as tax credits... might be worth phoning them and finding out

Hi,
Phoned the tax credit people and the bad news is it will go down by over half! Which meand husband gets extra in his bank and I dip out! He said he would "try" and give me some of it back but I would still be £80 short! He will have to buy the school shoes in future!