Working Tax Credit

Working Tax Credit

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(Compulsory) condition 3 of the qualifying conditions set out in page 32 of the "TC600 Notes" requires (in addition to the other 2 conditions) that the claimant be (or have been) in receipt of one or more of a cocktail of social security benefits, in order to qualify for the disability element of WTC. This appears to be consistent with, and based on, the provisions of regulation 9 SI 2002/2005.

It seems (to me) odd that someone who would have been entitled to one of those (other) benefits but has not in fact been claiming it is also denied WTC. Have i read that right?

Reg 9 refers to "payable (by HMRC)" where TC600 notes refers to "received (from HMRC)" but I am not sure that this is significant. A benefit is only "payable" on submission of a claim, so if the lack of a claim is the sole reason for the absence of an award, it seems that the claimant suffers an unfair double whammy when the element of the WTC is also denied if all other conditions are satisfied.

Maybe I have read it all wrong.
Clint Westwood

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By AnonymousUser
28th Jan 2009 19:36

OK
can the claim for the other benefit be backdated by 3 months? (Not saying it can't - just don't know)

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By robindunne
28th Jan 2009 11:59

Why not claim the other benefit?
Tax credits are designed for ease of use by the claimant. It is surprisingly easy to amend Tax Credit claims - usually a simple phone call is sufficient. This is the governments intention to secure a high take up.

To reduce the red tape it is easier for the HMRC to see if the claimant is claiming another benefit first rather than go through all the rigmarole of testing eligibility (again).

The obvious question has to be - why aren't they claiming the other benefit as well?

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