Child / Young Person Restarts Full Time Education (AG)

Where you are made aware that a child / young person included on a new application for tax credits has resumed full time education (FTE), you must carry out the following actions

1Establish when the application was received
  • Application received in the period up to the 1st September following the child’s 16th birthday, go to step 2
  • Application has been received within 20 weeks of the young person having left FTE and they have been registered for work or training with the Careers Service, Connexions or equivalent service, go to step 3

Or

  • Neither of the above apply, go to step 4
2Use Function CAPTURE APPLICATION and go to the Childcare screen
  • Click on the [Add] button
  • In the Add Child Details screen, make sure that the Full Time Education field is unchecked

And then

  • Continue to process the application as normal
3Contact the applicant and confirm whether the young person before they resumed FTE has either
  • Applied for IS
  • Applied for Income based JSA or income-related ESA

Or

  • Been in training for which a training allowance was paid
  • If any of the above apply to the young person, go to step 4
  • If none of the above apply to the young person, go to step 5
4Use Function CAPTURE APLICATION and go to the Children screen
  • Click on the [Add] button. You will be taken to the Add Child Details screen
  • In the Add Child Details screen
  • Make sure that the Full Time Education field is checked
  • Enter the date the young person resumed FTE in the Responsibility Start Date field

Note: If the applicant has provided a responsibility start date that is later than the date the young person resumed FTE, you must enter this date instead

And then

  • Continue to process the application as usual
5Use Function CAPTURE APPLICATION and go to the Children screen
  • Click on the [Add] button. You will be taken to the Add Child Details screen
  • In the Add Child Details screen, make sure that the Full Time Education field is checked

And then

  • Continue to process the application as usual