Quick question

[CYNthesys]

Drafting a dispute letter to HMRC for my son re WTC overpayment. Will post it up for comments when finished, but before I finish it need to know for definite if IB JSA is classed as income for WTC calculations

[Kati]

Re: Quick question

https://www.gov.uk/how-tax-credits-a...other-benefits

If you get tax credits, you may get less:

• Housing Benefit
• Income Support
• income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Pension Credit

Contact the office that pays your benefits to work out how tax credits affect your benefits.

I read that as meaning that his JSA could be affected not the other way round :noidea:

[CYNthesys]

Re: Quick question

Hi Katy, as usual anything to do with the government is somewhat vague, it says that

• income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

could be affected, but the problem my son is up against is that HMRC is claiming he was overpaid WTC because their records showed that he was in receipt of income based JSA, however as far as I can make out IB JSA is not classed as income for WTC purposes.
My son didnt get IB JSA, he got contribution based JSA, and as contribution based is classed as taxable income HMRC included this CB JSA income in their calculation /award notice

I'm going to post the letter Ive drafted in the VIP forum for any further comments.

[CYNthesys]

Re: Quick question

FOR INFORMATION

Ive just come off phone to tax credit office. They have confirmed that Income Based benefits are disregarded for tax credit purposes