Child Tax Credits - £98.26?

[dellaseren]

Hi ladies,

Sorry if this has been answered before - I couldn't find it when I looked... but I applied for CTC about 2 weeks ago, and I just got paid £98.26. I know a letter should come soon, or hope one will come(!) but is this amount the monthly amount I will get?

I'm a bit confused because the woman on the phone said I would be entitled to just over £200 a month, and when asked on the form I requested that I was paid monthly.

I am not working, and my partner has been looking for work since he got made redundant 2 months ago.

Any advice greatly appreciated

 

[holly2234]

You should be getting about £57ish if you have one child? I think this is probably just an initial payment and they will straighten out after a couple of weeks. Give them a call if youre not sure because they will think nothing of just not paying you if you dont ask for it.

 

[mummy1985]

Usually the first payment is back dated in some way so it's probably not the full amount. I seem to remember I got a small payment then a large one not long after. It's nearly the end of the tax year too so that might have affected it.

 

[Mummy2B21]

I agree with ^^^ those x

 

[littleblonde]

i agree. the 1st payment is normally a back payment and then the you will get a full payment. ctc are quite quick at sending letters so you should have it soon

 

[Kians_Mummy]

Usually the first payment is back dated in some way so it's probably not the full amount. I seem to remember I got a small payment then a large one not long after. It's nearly the end of the tax year too so that might have affected it.

This .

You should be entitled to £61.09 a week