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5 July 2011
Q2. How do I claim tax credits?
Q4. Who is responsible for tax credits?
Q5. What if I have been overpaid tax credits?
Q6. What if I disagree with my tax credits decision?
Q7. What if my circumstances change?
Q8. Do I have to have a medical examination to prove disability for tax credits purposes?
Q9. Where can I get advice on tax credits?
Q10. Does DLA affect tax credits?
Tax credits give financial help to you if you have dependent children or are in work but on a low income. You must be over age 16 . The help for children is called child tax credit (CTC) and the help for those in work is called working tax credit (WTC). You can find out more about tax credits in our Factsheet F9 - a guide to tax credits.
Q2. How do I claim tax credits?
You claim both child tax credit (CTC) and working tax credit (WTC) on the same form, TC600. You can get form TC600 from Jobcentre Plus offices and HM Revenue and Customs Enquiry Centres.
Alternatively you can telephone 0845 300 3900 (text phone 0845 300 3909) if you live in Great Britain or 0845 603 2000 (textphone 0845 607 6078) if you live in Northern Ireland for a copy of the forms.
The amount of tax credits you can get may be affected by:
You can find out more about tax credits in our Factsheet F9 - a guide to tax credits.
Q4. Who is responsible for tax credits?
Responsibility for administering tax credits rests with HM Revenue and Customs.
Q5. What if I have been overpaid tax credits?
For more information see our Factsheet F18 - tax credits overpayments.
Q6. What if I disagree with my tax credits decision?
For more information see our Factsheet F34 - if you disagree with your tax credits decision.
Q7. What if my circumstances change?
You do not have to tell the Inland Revenue if your income changes during a tax year but you might wish to do this because there is a risk of an underpayment or overpayment when the tax year ends and the award is compared with your actual income. Any underpayment will then be repaid as a lump sum. Alternatively, if you have been overpaid you will have to pay this money back.
You must report the following changes:
You can find out more about tax credits in our Factsheet F9 - a guide to tax credits.
Q8. Do I have to have a medical examination to prove disability for tax credits purposes?
No there is no requirement to pass a medical for tax credits.
Q9. Where can I get advice on tax credits?
The best way to get advice on tax credits is to go to a local advice centre in your area, such as a local Citizens Advice Bureau.
The homeless uk website has an excellent "services" search facility which enables you to search, by area, for agencies providing benefits and debt advice (be sure and type benefits in the "text" box).
You may also find our Factsheet F15 - finding a local advice centre useful.
Q10. Does DLA affect tax credits?
DLA is not taken into account as income for tax credits purposes.
However, if you get DLA - either the care or the mobility component at any rate - it may mean that you are eligible for the “disability element” of working tax credit (WTC).
If you get the highest rate care component of DLA you may be entitled to the “severe disability element” of WTC.
For more information see our Factsheet F10 - tax credits - extra money due to disability.
If your child receives either element of DLA at any rate then the “disability child element” will be included in your child tax credit (CTC) award.
If your child receives DLA at the highest care rate then your CTC award will include the “severely disabled child element”.
For more information see our Factsheet F10 - tax credits - extra money due to disability.
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