Training
Tax credits
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Who this course is for -
Staff working in an advisory or supportive capacity with families and/or people in low paid work.
What this course is about -
Working tax credit and child tax credit were introduced in April 2003 to provide support for most working people on a low income and families with responsibility for children and forms part of the government's strategy to 'make work pay'; yet take-up of tax credits remains stubbornly low.
This course will increase your confidence when advising on tax credits. The course covers who is eligible for tax credits, when and how to claim, what changes in circumstances need to be reported (and when) during the claim and how to calculate tax credits.We will also look at how to maximise entitlement, minimise overpayments and how tax credits interact with other benefits.
Level: Introductory
CPD Hours: Five
