| 3 | Use Function AMEND
APPLICATION, select the Change of Circumstances option. You will be
taken to the Key Entry Data screen. On this screen
- If the claim is pre-award, go to step 4
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| 4 | If the claim is
pre-award, you will either be taken to
- The Select Application screen, (select the appropriate
claim)
Or
- The following message will be displayed
‘Details must be recorded on the Free Format screen. Do
you wish to proceed?’
- Click on the [YES] button on the message. You will be taken to
the Free Format screen. On the Free format screen
- Enter the reason for the change. For example, ‘end
‘old’ job and start new job for claimant 1 or 2 to be
added to the claim’
And the following details for the old job
- Total number of paid hours (before the change)
And for the remaining jobs
Total number of paid hours
And the following details for the new job
- Number of paid jobs (after the change)
- Total number of paid hours (including all other job(s)) (after
the change)
- Employer’s reference number
Note: If the claimant is matched to a TTCR, do not
enter the reference number in the Employer Reference field, you
must record the new number in Application Notes
- Payroll number (if available)
- UTR number (if the new job is their first self-employed
job)
-
Note: The changes will be stored on the Free
Format screen. Once the claim has been awarded, an entry will be
created on the ‘Unprocessed Change Of Circumstances’
Work List
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| 5 | If the claim is post
award you will be taken to either the Select Application screen or
the Applicant Details screen
- If the Select Application screen is displayed, select the
claim(s) affected by this change. You will then be taken to the
Applicant Details screen, go to step 6
However
- If the claim has been rejected and the claimant’s current
circumstances mean they now qualify for tax credits, go to step
30
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| 7 | In Function AMEND
APPLICATION
- Select the ‘Work Details’ screen for the
appropriate claimant
And
- Enter the end date for the ‘old’ job in the Hours
Worked End Date field (if it is not already displayed)
If the main job that the claimant left
- Was employed, the other job(s) recorded on computer is / are
employed and the new main job, started within 7 days, is employed,
go to step 8
- Was employed, the other job(s) recorded on computer is / are
self-employed and the new main job, started within 7 days, is
employed, go to step 8
- Was employed, the other job(s) recorded on computer is / are
self-employed and the new main job, started within 7 days, is self-
employed, go to step 9
- Was employed, the other job(s) recorded on computer is / are
employed and the new main job, started within 7 days, is
self-employed, go to step 10
- Was self-employed, the other job(s) recorded on computer is /
are self-employed and the new main job, started within 7 days, is
employed, go to step 11
- Was self-employed, the other job(s) recorded on computer is /
are self-employed and the new main job, started within 7 days is
self-employed, go to step 12
- Was self-employed, the other job(s) recorded on computer is /
are employed and the new main job, started within 7 days, is
self-employed, go to step 13
- Was self-employed, the other job(s) recorded on the computer is
/ are employed and the new main job, start within 7 days, is
employed, go to step 14
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| 8 | If the main job that the
claimant left was employed, the other job(s) recorded is / are
employed or self-employed and the new main job, started within 7
days, is employed
- Enter the end date for the ‘old’ main job in the
End Date field in the Main Employment Details section (if it is not
already displayed)
- Click on the [OK] button. You will be taken to the Amend Finish
screen
Note: After completing the actions in the Amend
Finish screen, you will need to return to this step to complete the
rest of the step
In Function AMEND APPLICATION, select the Work Details screen
for the appropriate claimant
- Click on the [New] button
And enter the following details for the new main job which was
started within 7 days
- Number of paid job(s) in the Number Of Paid Job field
(including the new job and any other jobs)
- Total number of hours worked in the Total Hours Worked field
(including the new job and any other jobs)
- Start date in the Hours Worked Start Date field
In the Main Employment Details section, enter the
- Employer’s reference number
Note: If the claimant has not provided the
employer reference number, follow the guidance in
Trace Employer
Note: If the claimant is matched to a TTCR, do not
enter the reference number in the Employer Reference field, you
must record the new number in Function MAINTAIN HOUSEHOLD NOTES
- Payroll number (if available)
- New employment start date
- Employer’s name (if necessary)
- Employer’s address (if necessary)
- Telephone number (if available)
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| 9 | If the main job that the
claimant left was employed, the other job(s) recorded on the
computer is / are self-employed and the new main job, started
within 7 days, is self- employed
- Enter the end date for the ‘old’ main job in the
End Date field in the Main Employment Details section (if it is not
already displayed)
- Click on the [OK] button. You will be taken to the Amend Finish
screen
Note: After completing the actions in the Amend
Finish screen, you will need to return to this step to complete the
rest of the step
In Function AMEND APPLICATION, select the Work Details screen
for the appropriate claimant
- Click on the [New] button
And enter the following details for the new main job which was
started within 7 days
- Number of paid job(s) in the Number Of Paid Job field
(including the new job and other jobs)
- Total number of hours worked in the Total Hours Worked field
(including the new job and any other jobs)
- Start date in the Hours Worked Start Date field
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| 10 | If the main job that the
claimant left was employed, the other job(s) recorded on the
computer is / are employed and the new main job, started within 7
days, is self-employed
- Enter the end date for the ‘old’ main job in the
End Date field in the Main Employment Details section (if it is not
already displayed)
- Click on the [OK] button. You will be taken to the Amend Finish
screen
Note: After completing the actions in the Amend
Finish screen, you will need to return to this step to complete the
rest of the step
In Function AMEND APPLICATION, select the Work Details screen
for the appropriate claimant
- Click on the [New] button
And enter the following details for the new main job which was
started within 7 days
- Number of paid job(s) in the Number Of Paid Job field
(including the new job and any other jobs)
- Total number of hours worked in the Total Hours Worked field
(including the new job and any other jobs)
- Start date in the Hours Worked Start Date field
In the Self Employment Details section, enter the
- Enter the new start date in the Start Date field
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| 11 | If the main job that the
claimant left was self-employed, the other job(s) recorded on the
computer is / are self-employed and the new main job, started
within 7 days, is employed
- Enter the end date for the ‘old’ main job in the
End Date field in the Self Employed Details section (if it is not
already displayed)
- Click on the [OK] button. You will be taken to the Amend Finish
screen
Note: After completing the actions in the Amend
Finish screen, you will need to return to this step to complete the
rest of the step
In Function AMEND APPLICATION, select the Work Details screen
for the appropriate claimant
- Click on the [New] button
And enter the following details for the new main job which was
started within 7 days
- Number of paid job(s) in the Number Of Paid Job field
(including the new job and any other jobs)
- Total number of hours worked in the Total Hours Worked field
(including the new job and any other jobs)
- Start date in the Hours Worked Start Date field
In the Self Employment Details section
- Delete the end date in the Self Employed End Date field
In the Main Employment Details section, enter the
- Employer’s reference number
Note: If the claimant has not provided the
employer reference number, follow the guidance in
Trace Employer
Note: If the claimant is matched to a TTCR, do not
enter the reference number in the Employer Reference field, You
must record the new number in Function MAINTAIN HOUSEHOLD NOTES
- Payroll number (if available)
- New employment start date
- Employer’s name (if necessary)
- Employer’s address (if necessary)
- Telephone number (if available)
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| 12 | If the main job that the
claimant left was self-employed, the other job(s) recorded on the
computer is / are self-employed and the new main job, started
within 7 days, is self-employed
- Enter the end date for the ‘old’ main job in the
End Date field in the Self Employed Details section (if it is not
already displayed)
- Click on the [OK] button. You will be taken to the Amend Finish
screen
Note: After completing the actions in the Amend
Finish screen, you will need to return to this step to complete the
rest of the step
In Function AMEND APPLICATION, select the Work Details screen
for the appropriate claimant
- Click on the [New] button
And enter the following details for the new main job which was
started within 7 days
- Number of paid job(s) in the Number Of Paid Job field
(including the new job and any other jobs)
- Total number of hours worked in the Total Hours Worked field
(including the new job and any other jobs)
- Start date in the Hours Worked Start Date field
In the Self- Employment Details section
- Delete the end date in the Self Employed End Date field
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| 13 | If the main job that the
claimant left was self-employed, the other job(s) recorded on
computer is / are employed and the new main job, started within 7
days, is self-employed
- Enter the end date for the ‘old’ main job in the
End Date field in the Self Employed Details section (if it is not
already displayed)
- Select ‘History from the toolbar and ‘Hours
Worked’ from the drop down list. You will be taken to the
History screen
- Click on the [Cancel] button
Note: This is to ensure that the computer retains
the employment details
- Enter the number of paid job(s) in the Number Of Paid Job field
(including the new job and any other jobs)
- Enter the total number of hours worked in the Total Hours
Worked field (including the new job and other any jobs)
- Enter the start date in the Hours Worked Start Date field
In the Self Employed Details section
- Delete the end date in the End date field
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| 14 | If the main job that the
claimant left was self-employed, the other job(s) recorded on the
computer is / are employed and the new main job, started within 7
days, was employed
- Enter the end date for the ‘old’ main job in the
End Date field in the Self Employed Details section (if it is not
already displayed)
- Click on the [OK] button. You will be taken to the Amend Finish
screen
Note: After completing the actions in the Amend
Finish screen, you will need to return to this step to complete the
rest of the step
In Function AMEND APPLICATION, select the Work Details screen
for the appropriate claimant
- Click on the [New] button
And enter the following details for the new main job which was
started within 7 days
- Number of paid job(s) in the Number Of Paid Job field
(including the new job and any other jobs)
- Total number of hours worked in the Total Hours Worked field
(including the new job and any other jobs)
- Start date in the Hours Worked Start Date field
In the Main Employment Details section, enter the
- Employer’s reference number
Note: If the claimant has not provided the
employer reference number, follow the guidance in
Trace Employer
Note: If the claimant is matched to a TTCR, do not
enter the reference number in the Employer Reference field, you
must record the new number in Function MAINTAIN HOUSEHOLD NOTES
- Payroll number (if available)
- New employment start date
- Employer’s name (if necessary)
- Employer’s address (if necessary)
- Telephone number (if available)
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| 15 | Check the start date of
the new main job, from the information already provided. If the
start date of the new main job occurred
- Within 3 months, before today’s processing date, go to
step 18
- More than 3 months, before today’s processing date, go to
step 16
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| 16 | In Function AMEND
APPLICATION select the Work Details screen for the appropriate
claimant and consider if the new paid weekly hours (in the Hours
Worked field) will increase the maximum tax credit award. In the
Hours Worked field
Note: See the Information page to consider the
circumstances where the new weekly hours will increase the maximum
tax credits award
- If they do, go to step 17
- If they do not, go to step 19
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| 17 | Check whether the
claimant informed you of the change within 3 months of the change,
from the information already provided
Note: The change may have occurred more than 3
months before today’s date but has not yet been applied
- Make a note of the date, go to step 19
For example
Today’s date is the 20-05-2007, the date you processed the
change. The claimant informed you on the 20-03-2007 that they left
their main job on the 18-01-2007 has another job recorded on the
system working 5 hours a week and started a new main job on the
21-01-2007. The change is now more than 3 months before
today’s date but the claimant informed you within 3 months of
the change
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| 18 | If the total hours
- Both before
and after the job changed qualified them for WTC,
go to step 20
For example
If a lone claimant with a child informs you on the 30-04-2007
that they left their main job on the 05-03-2007 (working 16 hours a
week) has another job recorded on the computer working 4 hours a
week, and started a new main job within 7 days on the 09-03-2007
(working 25 hours a week) the total hours both before and after the
job changed qualified them for WTC
- Either before
or after the change or both before
and after the change did not qualify them for WTC,
go to step 21
For example
If a lone claimant with a child informs you on the 30-04-2007
that they left their main job on the 05-03-2007 (working 17 hours a
week) has another job recorded on the computer working 4 hours a
week, and started a new main job within 7 days on the 09-03-2007
(working 11 hours a week) the total hours before the change (not
both before and after) only qualified them for WTC
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| 19 | If the change will
increase the maximum award, the claimant did not tell you within 3
months and they
- Qualified for WTC both when they ended their ‘old’
job and started the new job (the date notified is today), go to
step 24
- Qualified for WTC both when they ended their ‘old’
job and started the new job (the date notified is before today), go
to step 25
- Did not qualify for WTC both when they ended their
‘old’ main job and started a new job (the date notified
is today), go to step 26
- Did not qualify for WTC both when they ended their
‘old’ main job and started a new job (the date notified
is before today), go to step 27
In all other cases if the claimant
- Qualified for WTC both when they ended their ‘old’
main job and started a new job, go to step 22
- Did not qualify for WTC both when they ended their
‘old’ main job and started a new job, go to step
23
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| 28 | In the Amend Finish
screen
- Enter the date the notification of the change was received
- Enter the source of the change as paper or telephone
- Enter the reason for the change as ‘Change of
Circumstances’
- Click on the [OK] button. The computer will accept the change
of circumstances and will apply the change at the
effective date
- 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
If you can make the change
- Click on the [OK] button on the message
Then
- If you have ended the 'old' employment at steps 8, 9, 10, 11,
12 or 14 you will now need to replace this with a new main
employment . Return to the appropriate step and continue with the
actions for the rest of that step
-
If entitlement to WTC no longer exists, go to
step 29
- If entitlement to WTC still does exist, go to step 31
- If the message ‘S18 Refinalisation Rules – Actual
Income for CCYY-CCYY is required. This change will not be
accepted’ displays
If you can make the change
- Click on the [OK] button on the message
Then
- If you have ended the 'old' employment at steps 8, 9, 10, 11,
12 or 14 you will now need to replace this with a new main
employment . Return to the appropriate step and continue with the
actions for the rest of that step
-
If entitlement to WTC no longer exists, go to
step 29
- If entitlement to WTC still does exist, go to step 31
- 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, then
- If you have ended the 'old' employment at steps 8, 9, 10, 11,
12 or 14 you will now need to replace this with a new main
employment . Return to the appropriate step and continue with the
actions for the rest of that step
-
If entitlement to WTC no longer exists, go to
step 29
- If entitlement to WTC still does exist, go to step 3
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1 | Use Function MAINTAIN
HOUSEHOLD NOTES and add a note to record the action you have taken
Note: The message you record will depend on which
course of action you have taken. For example, if you followed the
action in step 20 of this action guide, record the message for step
20
- Step 2 ‘TCMZ Unable to deal with the change of
circumstances. Unable to contact (enter claimant’s name) for
(state what details are missing). (Include date notified and the
date(s) the change actually occurred). (Include BF date if reminder
cycle has been set)’
Or
- Step 2 ‘TCMZ Contacted (enter claimant’s name) but
have not obtained all the required information (state what details
are missing). (Include date notified and the date(s) the change
actually occurred). (Include BF date if reminder cycle has been
set)’
- Steps 7 - 14 ‘TCMZ Ended (state
employed or self-employed) has one or more other job(s) already
recorded on the system (state employed or self - employed ) and
started new job (state employed or self-employed) within 7 days.
(Include date notified and the date(s) the change actually
occurred)’
- Step 20 ‘TCMZ (Enter claimant’s name) informed us
within 3 months, hours qualified them for WTC, left include from
date and filled gap from the day after the ‘old’ main
job ended to the day before new main job started with the
‘old’ main job and other job(s) hours’
- Step 21 ‘TCMZ (Enter claimant’s name) informed us
within 3 months, hours did not qualify them for WTC, left include
from date, filled gap from the day after the ‘old’ main
job ended to the day before new main job started with the other
job(s) hours’
- Step 22 ‘TCMZ Change now more than 3 months, hours
qualified them for WTC, not increased the max award. Include from
date changed to job start date, filled gap from the day after the
old job to the day before new job started with the new hours and
filled gap from the day after the ‘old’ main job ended
to the day before new main job started with the ‘old’
main job and other job(s) hours’
- ‘Step 23 ‘TCMZ Change now more than 3 months, hours
did not qualify them for WTC, not increased the max award. Include
from date changed to job start date, filled gap from the day after
the ‘old’ main job ended to the day before new main job
started with the other job(s) hours’
- Step 24 ‘TCMZ (Enter claimant’s name) failed to
notify us within 3 months, hours qualified them for WTC, increased
the max award, left include from date, filled gap from
‘old’ main job, including other job hours to 3 month
limit.(Notified today)’
- Step 25 ‘TCMZ (Enter claimant’s name) failed to
notify us within 3 months, hours qualified them for WTC, increased
the max award, left include from date and filled gap from
‘old’ main job, including other job hours to 3 month
limit. (Notified before today)’
- Step 26 ‘TCMZ (Enter claimant’s name) failed to
notify us within 3 months, hours did not qualify them for WTC,
increased the max award, filled gap with the other job(s) hours to
3 months limit’ (Notified today)
- Step 27 ‘TCMZ (Enter claimant’s name) failed to
notify us within 3 months, hours did not qualify them for WTC,
increased the max award, and filled gap with the other job(s) hours
to 3 months limit’ (Notified before today)
Note: If the claimant has a TTCR, there should be
a message in Function MAINTAIN HOUSEHOLD NOTES containing the
current PAYE reference number. Update this message by recording the
new PAYE reference number
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
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