Appeals Against In Year Adjustments (AG)

To deal with cases where a claimant has appealed against a decision to make an in-year adjustment or cross year recovery, consider steps 1 - 3 below

1Use Function VIEW APPLICATION
  • Go to the Application Summary screen
  • Click on the [Full Address] button. The Full Address screen will display
  • On this screen, confirm that the claimant’s latest address is the same as the one on the letter of appeal
  • If the address is the same, go to step 2
  • If the address is not the same, note the new address and then go to step 2
2Send the In Year Adjustment Appeals Letter, together with a copy of
  • Leaflet COP 26 'What happens if we have paid you too much tax credit?'

And

Then

  • Use Function MAINTAIN HOUSEHOLD NOTES to record the action you have taken

Notes:

You must follow the guidance in How To Correctly Complete Application And Household Notes when you record the note

And also

Follow the guidance in Maintain Household Notes

3Check the letter of appeal. Has the claimant raised other grounds of appeal?
  • Yes, process the appeal as normal
  • No, send the correspondence to storage

Follow the guidance in Preparing And Sending Documents For Storage