A question to do with child tax credits in england???

Question

i have applied for child tax credits, does any1 have a rough idea of how long they take to come through to your bank account once you have sent off the forms.i sent forms off last thursday but rang and asked for forms on the 10th july and had to wait for my child benefit number before i could send them off.i rang yesterday and they said they had received them,does any1 no how long they take to process?and also my baby is 2months old do they backdate to when he was born or when i rang to apply,he was born on the 27th june but i rang on the 10th july??sorry for detail but i am so confused and want to no when to start checkin my account..end of next week, week after??etc x*x thanx x*x

Answer 1

Keep ringing them every week- this speeds things up otherwise they can take forever!

Answer 2

Hi there. If this is the first time you have applied for tax credits it could take up to 6 weeks for them to process your claim.

You will have the amount backdated to the date that you put in the claim so dont worry about that.

I remember when i applied for my sons, they backdated it to the date he was born which was very handy as i didnt even know that i was able to apply for it!

I would check your account regularly but tax credits will actually send you a detailed letter with everything your entitled to and the dates of yoru payments before you get the payment.

They will probably give you one lump sum for the backdate and then pay you either weekly or monthly, however you have decided to have it paid to you.

Give it a few more weeks at the most and if nothing is through contact them again, they are usually very helpful and if anything is on thier system they will give you all the info!!

hope i helped some?

take care and congrats on the little one:D  

Answer 3

6 weeks