Hello Lovely MSE'ers
Please could any of you give me some advice as I am worrying myself sick.
June 2012 I was made redundant from my Full Time job, my partner was still working 37 hours a week. I notified Tax office and they started us on Tax Credits of £697 a month. I started receiving contribution based JSA and then in August I switched to Maternity Allowance which ran out end of April 13, again I notified them. I am still not working as I have our 2 under 4s to look after and until 1 starts school in Sept we cannot afford the childcare.
In July my Partner got made redundant and was out of work for 6 weeks, he claimed 4 weeks of contribution JSA and then started a new job. I notified them of all of these changes.
Our total income for 12/13 including JSA and the final part of my wage was £27,000. The Tax office said that they don't include MA as an Earning.
I did my renewal over the phone and then yesterday we had a letter saying there had been a £6000 overpayment :eek:, they were going to reclaim it and our tax credits now will only be £85 a month.
Does that sound right to anyone???
Apart from the 6 weeks that OH wasn't working there has always been 24 hours or more worked per week and as I say our total income was well iunder the £75,000 threshold!
Any ideas why they think we were not entitled to Tax Credits last year?
I appreciate that there were a heck of a lot of changes for them to keep up with but I just can't understand why we would owe them £6000??
Thank you in advance for any replys x x
Please could any of you give me some advice as I am worrying myself sick.
June 2012 I was made redundant from my Full Time job, my partner was still working 37 hours a week. I notified Tax office and they started us on Tax Credits of £697 a month. I started receiving contribution based JSA and then in August I switched to Maternity Allowance which ran out end of April 13, again I notified them. I am still not working as I have our 2 under 4s to look after and until 1 starts school in Sept we cannot afford the childcare.
In July my Partner got made redundant and was out of work for 6 weeks, he claimed 4 weeks of contribution JSA and then started a new job. I notified them of all of these changes.
Our total income for 12/13 including JSA and the final part of my wage was £27,000. The Tax office said that they don't include MA as an Earning.
I did my renewal over the phone and then yesterday we had a letter saying there had been a £6000 overpayment :eek:, they were going to reclaim it and our tax credits now will only be £85 a month.
Does that sound right to anyone???
Apart from the 6 weeks that OH wasn't working there has always been 24 hours or more worked per week and as I say our total income was well iunder the £75,000 threshold!
Any ideas why they think we were not entitled to Tax Credits last year?
I appreciate that there were a heck of a lot of changes for them to keep up with but I just can't understand why we would owe them £6000??
Thank you in advance for any replys x x