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Tax Credits - help i don't understand!
Hiya, I've just been reading the 'angry' post and it has got me all confused about the evil tax credits. Our household income is about 35K and we are not entitled to WTC but are entiteld to CTC at ??20 per week for the first year of LO's life, and then ??10 p/week thereafter. Apart from child benefit we are not entitled to anything else. Does that sound about right to others??? I don't want to miss out you see as money is really really tight x
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we only earn less than 15k per year between us so we get alot more than that but it still doesn't go far, are still broke!! when my partner lost his job they cut our working tax so we now get even less money, the whole system makes no sense!!
Don't know if that makes anyones wages low enough to end up with more money i'll let u know if ours changes in January.
The forms are rubbish going on last year and surely most people first applying have just had children so why do they not just ask how much sml you're taking and work out what you're entitled to from that?
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well no we will not be getting more we get as much as we are entitled to...
Yes i admit my husband earns a good wage and so do i when i am on full pay but things are not getting any cheaper the mortgage and bills are all costing more and more....
I would say that it is worth giving them a call......
Hilary x
I think it's unfair that we can't get childcare allowance if we don't qualify for WTC. You can get up to 70% off nursery fees. That would be such a help!!