Notifying A Change (Info)
A change can be notified by
- The claimant
- In the case of a joint claim, the notification of the change may be given by either member of the couple for whom the claim was made
Or
- Any person appointed by the Board of the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to act as an appointee for a claimant who is unable to act for themselves
A change can be reported
- In writing or by fax
- Through an electronic interface with other Departments
- By telephone
Or
- In person
The change should be notified to the Tax Credit Office. However, the change can be notified to
- The Department for Work and Pensions (
DWP)
- Any Job Centre Plus office
- Any Enquiry Centre
- National Insurance Contributions Office (NICO)
- The Department for Employment and Learning (NI)
- Department for Social Development ( DSD)
And
- Child Benefit Office (CBO)
A claimant must notify any changes that they may reasonably be expected to know might affect their entitlement to tax credits as soon as possible.
The main categories of change that could affect a tax credits award are
- Changes in the adults heading a household, for example, if a
couple breaks up or when people begin living together as a couple,
or either claimant leaves the UK
- Changes which determine the tax credits and elements for which
people are eligible, for example the birth of a new child or the
claimant’s child receiving qualifying childcare
- Changes in the number of hours a claimant works, for example
when they stop working at least 16 hours a week or where they stop
working 30 hours a week
- Changes in income between the current and previous year
- Following the Civil Partnership Act coming into force on
05/12/2005, a change shall be treated as a change where two people
of the same sex are living together as a couple
- Either claimant leaves the UK and goes to live outside the EEA
