Tax credit confusion again!!

[baileybubs]

I'm at a loss now, I have no idea what's going on.

This is the first time I have claimed. I claimed based on last years earnings and no award, which I expected, but I have phoned them and told them about my decrease in earning. My expected earnings are £7000 this year including my 33 weeks maternity pay. But the guy I spoke to informed me that the first £100 a week of your mat pay isn't counted so to minus that off, as I will be off on mat leave for the first 33 weeks of the year that's minus £3300 leaving my earnings at £3700. My partner earns £15,200. That's a total of £18,900.
According to the tax credit calculator on HMRC website we should be entitled to approx £2800 (ish, I forget the exact number) but it works out at around £40 a week.
This figure is also in line with what the entitlement table states.

So I am still waiting on my new paperwork telling me what my award is when considering my decrease in wage.

And today I get a payment off them of £4.83......wth???

That surely can't be what they have worked out my weekly entitlement to be??

Anyone any clues or had a similar thing happen? I know I should just wait til I get my paperwork and see what it says but that could take ages so just wanted to see if anyone has any idea.

 

[special_kala]

they tend to do random payments when you start up, give them a call and they can give you your payment schedule.

 

[baileybubs]

Oh do they do random odd payments then? Phew, I hope that's the case for me then and that's not what they have worked out as my weekly payment. Don't get me wrong I'm not counting on that money but things would be slightly easier if we were entitled.

 

[Sparkles237]

yeah odd payments are normal, I received one 4 days after I put my claim in then two weeks later I get my full amount i'm entitled to every 4 weeks.

 

[baileybubs]

Thanks, I got my letter today, it was a random odd payment, I will be getting £146 every 4 weeks from July

 

[tallybee]

That's good! I'm glad it's worked out ok. I can never work out tax credits, my payments seem to be totally random half the time!