Random large tax credits payment

[Tatiana1986]

I've had a random 2.5k payment from HMRC today am 99% sure it's a mistake on their part. Should I call them or just leave the money alone and wait for them to ask for it back?

Thank You!

I think you can log in online now and see how they have come to this conclusion.

If you don't already have an account you just make one providing you have a passport

defo check as if it's wrong they will ask you to repay and if you don't they charge interest I belive. Cheeky

Logged in straight away but couldn't see anything relating to this payment. It's got to be an error. When will they realise this happened?

Could it be for an actual tax rebate from a job? My husband got a cheque for a few hundred last year out the blue from a few years before.

Sometimes I get a random payment from them then a letter explaining it arrives a few days later.
I'd definitely query it if you don't receive a letter.
Have you reported any changes to them recently?

I would call tomorrow and ask for a relay of what it's from

With mine it said you are owed 'xxx' here's how we worked it out. Did it say online you were due a refund.

Is it income tax or tax credits ?
I couldn't sit on the money and wait to hear lol

It didn't say anything at all about being due any money whatsoever. I am aware that their correspondence is sometimes behind their payments. Also I never used the online service before so maybe didn't look where I should have done...
The payment was referenced as work and child tax credits. They were stopped a couple of months ago when I reported a change and they decided I won't be getting any because of these changes.
It's just so careless on their part. Not small amount either; you'd think whoever did it would be paying more attention when making transactions like these

After dealing with the clusterfuck that is tax credits for old claims I’d stick it in an account and ignore it for a year while they make their mind up. That’s a hefty wedge to have to pay back.

I once had 2k from CSA which I was not due
When I phoned the lady made it quite clear that it would be ‘very difficult’ for them to recover the money if it was their error

I went on 2 holidays and spent the fucking lot .

6 years later they sent me a letter saying they’d made an error but would not be attempting to recover the money

No idea if HMRC would be this shite though

Ooh Mozzchops sounds like a dream