Tax credits if you leave or move to the UK
Cross-border workers
You may continue to get tax credits if you regularly travel from:
- another country to work in the UK
- the UK to work in another country
Working Tax Credit
You may continue to get Working Tax Credit if you live in:
- the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and work in the UK
- the UK and work in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein
Child Tax Credit
You and your partner - if you have one - may continue to get Child Tax Credit for your children if:
- you work in the UK
- you pay National Insurance as a worker here
- your child lives in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein
- your child is living with your partner or someone else and they depend on you to support them
You usually cannot claim for a child who lives outside the the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein. There’s an exception if your partner is a Crown servant posted abroad.
Childcare costs
You can usually claim help for your childcare costs through the childcare element of Working Tax Credit.
To qualify your children must either:
- be in registered or approved childcare in the UK
- be in childcare approved by a Ministry of Defence accreditation scheme abroad - if you’re a Crown servant posted abroad