Tax credit - anyone got a date for the £500 payment yet?

[JamesMiddletonsMarshmallows]

I see a lot of tax credit recipients will be getting a £500 lump sum rather than the £20 a week - but has anyone had it yet or had a date for it? I get a small amount of tax credits and can't figure out if I'm eligible for the £500

I’m an A surname too and no text, I got one about the saving scheme last week though. Will look into that.
It’s very frustrating I wish they’d let us see more online so we can update in there and change anything easier then see what we will get as not knowing is horrible as I could be ok or really skint will be glad when I don’t need to rely on it anymore. Youngest is 9 so ages yet

No text for me, although our wtc is going down by £140 a month after April which confuses me- were we somehow getting more than £20 uplift? Or has something else changed?

I think tax credits going down in April is normal to mitigate potential overpayments?

@JamesMiddletonsMarshmallows

Also I'd never heard of the saving scheme - that is brilliant!! Do we just apply through our tax credit account?

Hi...yes its on your government gateway account somewhere...literally took me 2 mins to set up...dead easy.

@JamesMiddletonsMarshmallows I set my savings account up through my HMRC app - it was so easy!

@MyDcAreMarvel I've been telling everyone about it - it's an extra savings account for me with a defined goal so I won't be touching it until the 4 years are up but it's definitely a better return than any of the savings accounts I was looking at to save for a car which is what pushed me to sign up.

Ive had my text today

Still not had my text and I am certain I qualify as get WTC which are dropping down from next week. Surname begins with R

Ooh...just got my text and I’m near the end of the alphabet! I note it still doesn’t actually say whether I qualify or not, which would make it really mean if it turns out I don’t!

@StormBaby

Still not had my text and I am certain I qualify as get WTC which are dropping down from next week. Surname begins with R

Me neither - trying not to worry

Ive not had a text either and im in the middle of the alphabet.
For those that recieved the £20 uplift payments....were you notified? I've been getting exactly what it said on my paper award notice that came through the post last year.

Just got my text. I'm near the end of the alphabet. But I am still totally clueless about the reason for the payment I received today so maybe I have already had it. 🤷‍♀️

I haven’t had a text either, I got the uplift tho, but didn’t know about it til I realised my payments had gone up!!! Surname F
My car is about to fail mot so this would be really handy!
Shame they arnt going to put it on the app whether your getting it or not.

Does anyone know if I qualify. Not received text yet. I only get child tax credit but got the £20 uplift. I think I don't get wtc because I earn too much but not sure, I'm confused can't see anything online

@perfectpaintingg It sounds to me like you qualify. I only get child tax credits too, no working tax credits as I also earn too much. As I have had the text I assume I qualify.

How do you know you got he uplift? Was it just higher payments? I don't really ready the letter behind the payment figure

We don't qualify for WTC as we "earn too much" (hahaha I bloody wish!) get about £11 a week CTC, received this text this morning so I think we qualify.

I am an R surname.

[quote Reiningitin]@perfectpaintingg It sounds to me like you qualify. I only get child tax credits too, no working tax credits as I also earn too much. As I have had the text I assume I qualify. [/quote]

Brilliant..thank you for replying

No text and I'm surname d everyone my phone bings with a text I'm all over it !!

I only started work on March 1st, not sure if that means I'll be eligible or not!

Posted this on the other thread too:

Ok, so I messaged HMRC customer support on Twitter with a screenshot of the message attached, asking if receiving the message meant you were definitely eligible, and the reply was “you are correct” - so looks like good news for all us text-havers!

@JamesMiddletonsMarshmallows

How do you know you got he uplift? Was it just higher payments? I don't really ready the letter behind the payment figure

My payments went up by £20 a week, I didn’t get a letter or anything, and they got down by £20 a week next week I think so assumed that was the uplift! Didn’t get an award letter or anything!

For those who have opened the savings account I mentioned well I meant to add that if you have a joint claim then both of you can open one of the savings accounts. So me and my oh both have one and save the £50 a month each. I don't think we have got the text yet but my oh seems sure we will get the £500

My WTC went up by £20 a week last April, so presumably this £500 payment is instead of and my weekly payment will go down £20.. Seems an odd way of doing things.

@Jellykat did you get a letter about the uplift or did it just happen?

I just got a text so think it’s random but why can’t they just tell us if we will get it!!