Attendance Allowance and Child Tax Credit

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Hi does anyone get both of these? My husband get AA and we were told its tax free and does not count towards your income, but just got my revies pack back and they have inc it. Thanks.

Hiya AA is tax free for people over 65 i think.

AA shouldn't be included in your income for tax credits purposes. Call them up and and quote their own manual at them if they argue www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/tctmanual/tctm04403.htm. THis is the link to the section in the HMRC's tax credits manual that deals with social security benefits that are ignored for tax credits purposes.

Thank you riksti.........thats brilliant. I did manage to phone them this evening, they said they would take it up with head office, its the first year we have got AA, so Harry put down our income then on a separate sheet informed them we recd AA thought we would be in trouble if we didnt.The man I spoke to told me the new payment was half of what I was receiving so hopefully they will sort it out, we already live on pensions, have 12yr old triplets and my husband has incurable cancer Life is hard enough.