Child Tax Credit

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Tax credits are payments from the government intended to support you, depending on your situation. There are two forms of tax credit – Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit. Working Tax Credit is based on how many hours you work and how much you earn. Child Tax Credit is subject to how many children you are responsible for.

Child tax credit differs from child benefit. Child benefit is a universal benefit paid to anyone with one or more children and child tax credit is means tested.

Am I entitled to tax credit?
You may be eligible for Child Tax Credit if you are responsible for a child up to the age of 16, or any children aged from 16-19 if they are in education or on an approved training course.

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If you want to claim Child Tax Credit you are able to backdate your claim by a month.

If you want to file for Working Tax Credit you must already be employed or be starting paid work. Voluntary work or work that consists of ‘expenses only’ does not make you eligible. You may also be able to backdate your claim by a month.

In both cases, or if you want to file for both Child and Working Tax Credit, you should first fill in a claim form – this is available only from the Tax Credit Helpline on 0843 506 9864.

What information will I need to provide?
You will need to provide your national insurance number and your income for the last tax year (from April 6th to April 5th). Both of these pieces of information can be found on your P60 certificate or your final payslip for the tax year.

You will also need to include information about any other forms of income or benefits you are receiving as well as any childcare payments if

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