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Working tax credit, why do i not get any ?

13 replies

chocohead · 31/05/2007 12:36

May be a really silly question

I pay £75 per week childcare, work 18 hours

How much do you have to earn to be entiled, have tried searching but can't find any actual figures !

Thankyou

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NuttyMuffins · 31/05/2007 12:38

try here

Sounds like you should be getting it.

bogwobbit · 31/05/2007 12:39

There used to be an on-line calculator at the HMRC website but I think it has been taken off due to high levels of fraud, so something??
To be honest, whenever I input figures into it I always ended up with a different answer each time and a different ammount to what I was actually given.
Think there is also a website called 'entitled to' or something similar that might be able to help.

fishie · 31/05/2007 12:45

ring up and ask them. there's nothing online, i think it was all origianlly designed to be mainly accessed via internet but since the fraud it has all been taken away and there is no replacement info.

they have thresholds, perhaps if you work 21 hours or something you might qualify? ask them to explain exactly.

Judy1234 · 31/05/2007 13:35

Depends what you earn. If you earn more than a certain sum as I do then you don['t any of these tax credit things at all but that's unlikely if you only work 18 hours.

Judy1234 · 31/05/2007 13:36

But they add up husband and wife earnings I think so if you earn over I think £60k or something together then you don't get anything.

munz · 02/06/2007 11:23

apparently i'm not entitled to WTC earning £28K p/a (well DH) and paying out childcare for 17 hours p/w, BUT we are entitled to CTC of £72 p/m. I don't understand the damn system.

bookthief · 02/06/2007 11:31

Not sure that the childcare is relevant. You get help with childcare if you're a lone parent or your partner is incapacitated (I think) but the amount you pay for childcare isn't disregared for the purposes of calculating your credit.

bookthief · 02/06/2007 11:32

The family element of CTC is paid at a flat rate to any family earning less than £50,000 so that's why you get that. WTC tapers off at much less.

mumfor1standfinaltime · 02/06/2007 11:36

Think you have to bring in less than 14k a year to get working tax credit, could be wrong. Have never been able to claim it.
Not sure about the child care side of it though.

Original poster
chocohead · 02/06/2007 20:38

Thanks for the replies

Have now found out i don't get any as we earn 30k joint, think i was being a bit naive as i thought tax credits were designed to help you get back to work, but to be honest they don't help me

Over half my wage goes to childcare costs with a little left to help pay for bills,shopping etc,petrol.., but now realise i am not alone

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mumfor1standfinaltime · 04/06/2007 20:19

chocohead -

Help to get back to work, ha bloody ha. Do you really think the Government are going to help people who actually work? Wake up and smell the coffee!

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chocohead · 04/06/2007 21:27

They have now told me i have been over paid for last year and now are not going to pay me anything at all for 13 months !!

Help to get back to work, it is all one big joke ! def woken up and smelt the coffee

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mumfor1standfinaltime · 05/06/2007 19:05

Sorry to hear that about over payments.
Bloody cheek of them.

Dh often says that he would rather do overtime and stick the tax credits where the sun don't shine!

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