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Family Tax Credit
mudfrog:
I know the feeling to well last year i was hit with a bill for a smidge under 4 grand, i had been made redundant,missus not at work,told i couldn't claim and wasn't entitled to anything 3 kids,mortgage etc etc. Finally sorted that one out, told i didn't owe anymore, now this year they have resent last years bill...........hmmmmmmmmm :?
Bob696:
This is all so depressing. Such a small sample and so many errors. I think I will send a link to this thread to my MP
Rangie3.0LtrDan:
I might just say from experience that if you are in receipt of FTC or WFTC then the most they can take from you per week is 10% of your payment. Also check as if it puts you below the poverty line they have to send you top up payments.
Its not the system thats screwed up so far, its the idiots they use to man the phones and input the data. I have had a look at the computer system and it works well, try to remember a program is only as good as its user.
Bob696:
--- Quote ---try to remember a program is only as good as its user.
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Or its programers or the people who thought up the damn stupid idea anyway. This is going the same way as the CSA. Jobs for the boys and the goverment tries to cover for them and we end up suffering for them.
God but I used to hate Maggie Thatcher but looking back on it and comparing her to Blair at least she got things to work and ran an honest goverment.
It will be interesting to see what history has to say about Tony. I think he will go down as one of the most destructive PMs since world war 2.
dazzawhipple:
Well our dealings with the Tax Credits have been fun to say the least :(
The first year when it come in I was overpaid It took me six months to stop them, I was then told dont worry we will take next years awards, for the next year leave everthing as is ( Thinking I was paying it back)
I have had demand for £2300 after informing them that I was unemployed for 4 months this was reduced to 85 quid wrote a cheque very quickly.........then started to claim for the unpaid years found out that someone in there wisdom had removed my dependants so everytime we applied we were rejected .. so this statrs a long winded saga of applying re applying eventully I have been sent cheques for the missing years, I have sent letters to my local MP, PM, and the paymaster general.
So eventully it was sorted out...............................no I have not been awarded any payments this year also I have applied for compensation I still have a payment outsatnding (wrong bank account credited Not ours!!!)
This has been ongoing now for 10 months, I ring them on a weekly basis
So good luck to you :cry: ......lots of patenice needed when dealing with these numpties just remeber the helpline is just that a helpline they cannot do a thing but advise, inform etc
Bob if you want further help from my experance just pm me,
Darren
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