Hmrc tax credits

[reillys1]

Hi I just received a letter from hmrc asking (your tax credit award- should you be making a joint claim tax credits?) I claim as a single person I have two kids and their father doesn't live with us but still has a great relationship. I'm scared incase they think we a couple just wondering does everyone get this letter or why would they have all of a sudden sent this out. Thank you

There are at least 3 posts about this. It's a generic letter sent to lots of people so not just targetting you

Ring them back if that is what they are asking and explain you live on your own.

Don’t even mention the boyfriend, if he doesn’t leave with you is none of your business. This is a random letter, they do not know anything about yourself so, do not incriminate yourself for things you have not done.

Does it not say on the letter that you dont need to do anything if it doesn't apply to you?

I had one asking about my childcare costs. I called them and they confirmed that they do this every year to random people. It's nothing to do with you. Just fill out the form and send it back

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/legal_money_matters/3177132-Tax-Credit-Award-Should-you-be-making-a-joint-cl

I don't think this particular letter asks for info though

It says would i like to consider my current circumstances and check should I be claiming as part of a couple. And gives a list of examples even if you don't live together but family n friends think you are a couple. After our second child I rang about our relationship we are together but don't live together and the man said that is ok as long as you don't live together and to claim as single. That was a year ago and I'm worried they think we are in a relationship even though we don't live together. It does say at the end if I'm confident that current claim is correct no need to contact them. I'm just scared why out of the blue they would send it has something flagged up. As I really depend on credits for childcare or I would be living on 20 pound a week other wise.

It's not just you they have written to though so I imagine it is a general mailing to spur those people into action that are a couple but still claiming as a single person. If it says at the end that you need to do nothing if you are claiming correctly then I would just forget about it.

Thank you for your help im just worried as last time I rang was a year ago saying I was in a relationship but the man in hmrc said it's ok as long as you not living together but in this letter it says even if people think you in a relationship so the man told me wrong at the time very confusing. Relationship didn't work out not long after that so I'm scared incase they have it recorded and think I'm still in a relationship since then.