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How to start a tax credits claim, when to claim, joint claims, backdate a claim

• How to claim

  Tax credits have been replaced by Universal Credit. You can only make a…

• When to claim

  Apply as soon as you know you’re eligible so you get all the money you’re…

• Joint claims

  You can apply for tax credits as a single person, or as a couple (known as…

• Backdate a claim

  When you make a claim, your tax credits are usually backdated…

• What counts as income

  Usually, what you’re entitled to is based on your income for the last tax…

• Work out your hours

  Put the number of hours you work in a normal week on your claim form. Add…

Update your details, find out how much you’ll get paid and tell HMRC about a change in your circumstances

Tax credit overpayments - repaying tax credits, repayment methods, what to do if you cannot repay

• Overview

  You might be overpaid tax credits if: there’s a change in your…

• How to repay your tax credits

  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will send you a letter called a ‘notice to…

• If you cannot afford your repayments

  You can ask to repay what you owe over a longer period of time if you’re…

• If you get Universal Credit

  After you start getting Universal Credit you’ll get a letter from HM…

• If you do not repay HMRC

  If you get a ‘notice to pay’ you must repay HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…

Working Tax Credit - how much money you get, hours you need to work, eligibility, claim, tax credits when you stop work or go on leave

Tax credits - appeals, appeal form, how to make a complaint.

Child Tax Credits if you're responsible for one child or more - how much you get, eligibility, claim tax credits

Why tax credits go up, down or stop - changes to your family or work life you need to report such as a change of address.

Guidance and forms for claiming or renewing tax credits. Including childcare costs, payment dates, leaving or coming to the UK, overpayments and reporting changes.

• Updated: 5 February 2024

Your tax credit payments - find out when they're due and early payment dates for bank holidays

How tax credits affect your benefits including Child Benefit and Housing Benefit