Hiya, I applied for tax credits at the begining of June, along with registering my kids for child benefit (we moved here from ireland, i am british, dh irish, we were self employed in ireland for 5 years, business not viable so moved back here when DS offered a job here, only 22grand a year, 2 kids born ireland, i'm a SAHM). I was sent an additional form to fill in about the children and our employment in ireland and since then have heard nothing from either tax cred or child benefit people. We are stony broke and i'm borrowing money from the parents in order to buy food and pay bills (DH new job covers rent and some bills, no more). How long is is going to take before somebody comes back to us with some info? or money?!! i'm worried they are going to tell us we don't qualify for tax credits or CB because we moved from ireland. in which case we won't be able to afford our rent and will have to move....baby due end november and worried....