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Tax credits customers are due to receive their renewal notice from 2 May.
Eligible tax credits only customers will automatically receive a Cost of Living payment.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Tax credits customers will receive the autumn Cost of Living Payment between 10 and 19 November 2023.
The deadline for tax credits customers to renew their claim is on 31 July.
The free HMRC app can be used to renew tax credits and update personal details.
Important information for 'reply required' tax credits customers.
HMRC has issued a warning to tax credits customers, who are renewing their tax credits claims, to be alert to scammers trying to steal their information.
Help to Save is open to people receiving benefits including Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit and offers a generous savings bonus.
99% of households initially eligible through DWP will have been directly paid £301 by the government by end of today (3 May 2023).
Tax credits customers will receive their annual renewal packs between 2 May and 15 June.
HMRC announces date for the first Cost of Living payment during the 2023 to 2024 tax year, for tax-credits only customers.
Millions of UK households will receive £301 directly from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) between 25 April and 17 May.
Tax credits only customers will receive their second Cost of Living payment from 23 November 2022.
Over 8 million households are set to receive an additional £324 as part of the government’s Cost of Living support package.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
The government has confirmed payments of benefits due to land in accounts on Monday 19 September will be made early.
Around 1.1 million claimant families receiving tax credits will get their first Cost of Living Payment from Friday 2 September 2022, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed.
The deadline for tax credits renewals is 31 July 2022. With just over a week to go, customers are being urged to renew their claim using HMRC's online services.
HMRC is encouraging more customers to use the highly-rated app as it is a quick and easy way to get tax credits renewals done ahead of the 31 July deadline.
Tax credits customers have until 31 July to renew their claims.
Tax credits customers are being urged to be on their guard for potential scams and fraudsters who claim to be from HMRC.
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