Child / Young Person Left Education And Registered With A Qualifying Body (Info)

Before making any changes, you must follow the guidance in Establish If A Change Can Be Made

Child Tax Credit (CTC) may still be payable for a 16 or 17 year-old for up to 20 weeks after they cease full-time, non-advanced education (FTNAE) or approved training.

To qualify for the 'run-on' of CTC, the 16 or 17 year-old must, within 3 months of leaving FTNAE or approved training

• Have registered with a qualifying body for work, further education or approved training

And

• Within that same 3 month period, we must receive notification from the CTC claimant requesting continued payment

For CTC purposes a person remains a child until the day before their 16th birthday, after which they become a young person.

Where a young person has registered with a qualifying body, and we receive notification of this within 3 months of them leaving FTNAE or approved training (they may start approved training after leaving school), you must manually calculate the 20 week run-on from the day after they left

• If the 20 week period ends before 31 August, the claimant will automatically receive CTC up to 31 August unless any of the 'manual override' conditions apply
   
• If the 20 week period continues after 1 September, you must enter 1 September in the Connexions Start Date field. You must override the date that the computer has automatically entered in this field

Note: If any of the 'manual override' conditions apply, CTC will stop

Where a young person leaves FTNAE or approved training and registers with a qualifying body after 31 August, you must enter the day after they left in the Connexions Start Date field. The computer will automatically populate an end date 20 weeks later.

Manual override of the 20 week run-on

You must manually override the end date for the run on period if

• The young person starts

• Paid work of 24 hours or more a week
   
• Advanced education or non-approved training
   
• Getting Income Support, income-based Job Seeker's Allowance, income-related ESA, Incapacity Benefit, contribution based ESA or tax credits in their own right
   
• Approved training provided by means of a contract of employment or FTNAE provided by an employer for any office they hold

Or if

• They reach 18 before the end of the 20 week period (payment stops the day before their 18th birthday)

Note: If a claimant tells you that the young person is no longer registered with a qualifying body prior to the end of the 20 week period, tax credits remain payable for the full 20 week period, unless any of the above apply