Child / Young Person Leaves Full Time Non Advanced Education Or Approved Training (AG)

 

To deal with a child or young person leaving full time non advanced education (FTNAE) or approved training, consider steps 1 to 10 below. The guide is presented as follows

Initial actionSteps 1 - 4
Check statusSteps 5 - 7
Amend FinishSteps 8 - 10

'Go to top of page'  Initial action

 

1Before making any changes, follow the guidance in Establish If A Change Can Be Made
  • If the change can be made, go to step 2
2When you are notified that a child or young person has left FTNAE or approved training, check that you have the following information regarding the child or young person
  • Name
     
  • Date of birth (DOB)
     
  • Date they left FTNAE or approved training
     
  • Has the qualifying young person left FTNAE or approved training with the intention of going to University
  • If you do not have all the information, go to step 3
     
  • If you have all the information, go to step 4
3Contact the claimant by telephone for the missing information. Follow the guidance in Contacting The Claimant
  • If you obtain the missing information, go to step 4
     
  • If you are unable to contact the claimant by telephone
  • Send form TC664 to the claimant for the missing information
     
  • Set a clerical BF date of 14 days in the future
     
  • Go to step 9
Note: If you cannot obtain the missing information after following the normal reminder cycle, go to step 9
4Has the child left FTNAE or approved training prior to the 1st September following their 16th birthday
  • No, go to step 5
For example: Child's DOB is 27/07/1991 and they left FTNAE on 12/10/2007. The child is 16 years old
  • Yes, go to step 9
For example: Child's DOB is 27/07/1991 and they left FTNAE on 01/06/2007. The child is 15 years old

'Go to top of page'  Check status

 

5Use Function AMEND APPLICATION selecting the Change of Circumstances option. You will be taken to the Applicant Details screen
  • Check the status of the claim
6If the claim is pre award
  • When the message ‘Details must be recorded on the Free Format screen. Do you wish to proceed?’ displays, click on the [Yes] button. You will be taken to the Free Format screen
     
  • Enter the reason for the change. For example, ‘Child has left FTNAE’ and the following details of the child or young person
  • Name
     
  • Date of birth (DOB)
     
  • Date they left FTNAE or approved training
     
  • Has the qualifying young person left FTNAE or approved training with the intention of going to University
Then
  • Go to step 10
7If the claim is post award
  • On the Applicant Details screen
     
  • Select ‘Ch’ on the toolbar menu. You will be taken to the Child Details screen
     
  • Click on the child that the change relates to, to highlight them
     
  • Click on the [Correction] button. You will be taken to the Correction Child screen
     
  • Enter an end date in the Full Time Education End Date field
Note: If a qualifying young person is under 20 years and has left FTNAE or approved training with the intention of continuing into advanced education enter an end date of 31/08/XX


Note: If the young person does not intend to continue into advanced education enter the actual end date of FTNAE or approved training. However if the claimant has notified you that the young person’s earlier intention has changed and that they no longer intend to continue in advanced education enter the date their intention changed

  • Click on the [OK] button. You will be taken back to the Child Details screen
     
  • Click on the [OK] button. You will be taken to the Amend Finish screen
     
  • Go to step 8

'Go to top of page'  Amend Finish

 

8On the Amend Finish screen
  • Enter the date the notification of the change was received
     
  • Enter the source of the change, for example telephone or paper
     
  • Enter the reason for the change
     
  • Click on the [OK] button
  • If the message ‘S18 Refinalisation Rules – Potential inappropriate refinalisation for CCYY–CCYY. If you have the authority to refinalise under S19, S20 or S21 of the Tax Credit Act 2002 or due to an appeal decision. Press OK to process the change or Cancel’ displays

Then, if you can make the change

  • Click on the [OK] button on the message
     
  • Go to step 9
  • If the message ‘S18 Refinalisation Rules – Actual Income for CCYY-CCYY is required. This change will not be accepted’ displays

Then, if you can make the change

  • Click on the [OK] button on the message
     
  • Go to step 9
  • If the message ‘S18 Refinalisation Rules – You do not have the authority to refinalise CCYY-CCYY. This change will not be accepted. Please refer to the appropriate team’ displays
  • The changes you are making will refinalise the claim
     
  • Click on the [Cancel] button. You will be taken to the Amend Application Details screen
     
  • Click on the [Cancel] button
     
  • When the message ‘All changes to the application will be lost for this session, do you wish to proceed?’ displays, click on the [Yes] button
     
  • Pass the case to a Level 2 User or your manager. For more information on Level 1 and Level 2 users, see Level 1 and Level 2 User Roles
     
  • Take no further action
  • If none of the above messages display, go to step 9
9Use Function MAINTAIN HOUSEHOLD NOTES and select the ‘General’ category to record the following, where applicable
 

Note: The message you need to record will be dependant on what action you have taken

  • Step 3 - ‘ NC83 - COC corre re (details), further info needed. UTC X 2. Letter (details) issued to (details). BF (DD/MM/YY). Corre rec (DD/MM/YY) from (source)
  • Step 3 - ‘ NC85 - Form number or letter) not received. 28 day reminder cycle has expired. Case sent to storage’
     
  • Step 4 - ‘ NC38 - Child (child name) left *FTE or *approved training (*delete as appropriate) (DD/MM/YY). Change not applied. Corre rec (DD/MM/YY) from (source)’
     
  • Step 8 - ‘ NC39 - (Start/End date) of *FTNAE or *Approved training (*delete as appropriate) for (child name) is (DD/MM/YY). Entered on system. Corre rec (DD/MM/YY) from (source)’
Then
  • Go to step 10
10Send the correspondence to storage. Follow the guidance in Preparing And Sending Documents For Storage