WHAT ARE WORKING TAX CREDITS UK?
You ring the tax credits helpline and they do an eligibility calculation before issuing you with a claims pack. You then fill that out and send it back it can take 4 weeks or more for the claim to be processed. You would have to be working 30+ hours if you are a single applicant or joint (with partner) applicant with no children. If you have children the likelihood is that you will already have child tax credits all you have to do then is call the helpline and add the new employment on the system as long as it is 16+ hours. You will need the following information How much your income is for the full year, the hours your working, when you started the employment, PAYE ref number or alternatively the full address including the postcode. Based on you earning £200.00 per week you would qualify as long as you match the previous info above.
