Child Tax Credits

Do I qualify for Child tax credit Gov online questionnaire:
http://www.taxcredits.inlandrevenue.gov.uk

You can claim Child Tax Credit if you are responsible for at least one child or young person. You do not have to be working to claim.
Child Tax Credit helps to support
. a child until 1 September after their 16th birthday
. a young person aged 16 to 18 in full-time education, up to and including ‘A’ levels, NVQ level 3 or Scottish Highers
. a young person aged 16 or 17 who– has left full-time education but does not have a job or a training place and has signed on with the Careers Service or Connexions Service (Training and Employment Agency in Northern Ireland)
. is not claiming Income Support or tax credits in his or her own right
. is not serving a custodial sentence of more than four months.
How much can I claim?
We pay Child Tax Credit on top of Child Benefit and any Working Tax Credit you may be able to get.
The table opposite shows how much money you could get for the tax year 2004-05 (that is, 6 April 2004 to 5 April 2005) if you cannot get Working Tax Credit. You could get higher amounts if you are in work.
The first figure in each column shows the maximum amount available and decreases as your income (or joint income, if you are part of a couple) increases. In general, taxable income such as
. earnings from employment or self-employment
. some social security benefits, and
. income from savings counts as income in tax credit claims.
The guidance notes that go with the claim form explain in more detail what counts as income.
What if I have a new baby?
You will receive a higher rate of Child Tax Credit, which we pay in the year after a child’s birth.
How do you pay Child Tax Credit?
We pay Child Tax Credit directly to the main carer for all the children in the family. You can choose whether to get payments weekly or every four weeks.
We normally pay tax credits into a bank or building society account, or a Post Office® card account.