Changes at work - how they can affect tax credits

Changes to your usual working hours and tax credits How your tax credits could be affected if your working hours change and what you need to do to avoid an overpayment

You've been laid off from work - how it affects tax credits What happens to your tax credits if you've been laid off - either temporarily or unti further notice - from your job

Maternity, paternity and adoption leave and tax credits Find out how maternity, paternity or adoption leave can affect your tax credits, and when you're still treated as being in work

Tax credits when you can't work due to illness How taking sick leave or reducing your hours because of sickness or incapacity can affect your tax credits

Temporary gaps in work when claiming tax credits How temporary gaps in work such as going on strike, being suspended from work or gaps between jobs affect your tax credits