HMRC videos for tax credits
Learn more about managing your tax credits including renewals and reporting change of circumstances.
Managing your tax credits
Watch a video about how to manage your tax credits.
How do I manage my tax credits?
You will find out how to:
- manage your tax credits to get the money you’re entitled to
- identify what qualifies as a change of circumstance
- inform HMRC of a change of circumstance
- understand what you need to do throughout the lifetime of your tax credits claim
Tax credits and the HMRC app
Watch a video about how to manage your tax credits using the HMRC app.
How do I use the HMRC app to manage my tax credits?
You will find out how to:
- renew claims
- check previous and upcoming payments
- change personal details
- inform HMRC of a change of circumstances
Tax credits and your personal tax account
Watch a video about tax credits and your personal tax account.
How do I use my personal tax account to manage my tax credits?
You will find out how to:
- view your payments
- make changes to your claim
- update your information
Tax credits renewals
Watch a video about tax credits renewals — a quick guide.
Tax credit renewals — a quick guide
You will find out:
- when HMRC send out your renewal letter
- why it is important that you respond on time
- where to find additional guidance
Tax credit checks
Watch a video about tax credit checks.
You will find out:
- why it is important to respond promptly to a tax credits check
- how HMRC contacts you
- why your details are being checked
- what you need to do and when
HMRC community forums
You can use the online HMRC community forums to ask questions, see what others are asking and get answers.
Updates to this page
Published 4 October 2017Last updated 19 September 2024 + show all updates
-
The video about managing your tax credits has been updated.
-
The link for 'how do I use my personal tax account to manage my tax credits?' has been updated.
-
The link for the video about tax credit checks has been updated.
-
The 'Subscribe to receive email updates' section has been deleted. You cannot subscribe to the HMRC help and support email service to get information about tax credits.
-
Information about the HMRC help and support email service and a new ‘HMRC community forums’ section has been added.
-
A video about managing tax credits using the HMRC app has been added.
-
The link for ‘tax credits — how to view payments through your Personal Tax Account’ has been updated.
-
The link for the Tax credits checks has been updated.
-
The link to the video 'How do I manage my tax credits?' has been updated.
-
The tell HMRC you’ve started paid work payroll and tell HMRC your paid work has ended webinars have been deleted.
-
The Tax credits and your Personal Tax Account section has been updated to remove the details about the National Insurance number.
-
The manage your tax credits YouTube video link has been updated.
-
The tax credit renewals YouTube video link has been updated.
-
Webinars for managing your tax credits, tax credits and your PTA, tax credits renewals have been added and tax credit checks has been updated.
-
First published.