just wanted to warn anyone who may be entitled to it that they must apply straight away, as the b*****ds at the Inland Revenue will only backdate upto 3 months. I've just lost about £300! Funny how there doesn't appear to be any time limit when you owe them.
Oh well, serves me right I suppose for not applying sooner. I knew that child benefit would only be backdated for 3 months, but hadn't realised that the same applied for the Tax credits.
Suzanne.x
ttc for almost 4 years, diagnosed as unexplained. Just about to begin treatment when we were lucky enough to concieve naturally. Our beautiful baby boy, Daniel, was born on 27 Sept 2003. Now expecting again, baby due 22 Aug 2005.
Thanks for letting us all know - different story when we owe them money of course isn't it - they can then backdate 6 years - the gits!
Love
Tracey
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ttc 9 years. 38 yrs old, dh 8 hrs younger!First IVF in Aug 2002 and had ectopic.2nd IVF neg.3rd FET and negative.4th FET and positive but sadly lost our little boy at 20 weeks.5th FET and Alice Isobel and Emily Charlotte born 5th Aug 2004!
Yeah I know you have to get it in before 3 months else you don't get it, mines already in so I am just waiting for payment to be made.
What annoys me is when people can get this surestart its abou £600 towards pram/cot etc... and because I work I am not entitled to it and I can't get free milk either (makes me laugh really)
REally need to loook into this a bit more but you lot are always so helpful - it there a threshold - ie if you work I presume you don't get or if DH earns over a certain amount?
Any help gratefully received - alternativly I could get up and look it up!
Love
Tracey
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ttc 9 years. 38 yrs old, dh 8 hrs younger!First IVF in Aug 2002 and had ectopic.2nd IVF neg.3rd FET and negative.4th FET and positive but sadly lost our little boy at 20 weeks.5th FET and Alice Isobel and Emily Charlotte born 5th Aug 2004!
Tracey - think for the working tax credit, you can claim if your joint income is less that 58,000. Could be talking b***ocks though - me needs to read form too - hate filling them in. Child benefit form is easy peasy though and will take you ten minutes - I've just checked my bank and they've given me a backdated payment of almost 100 pounds - yippeeeeeeeeeee I'm off to the pub (Aye, in my dreams )
Thanks - I think you are right - no good then DH earns more even though a shed load goes to his ex to do next to nothing but is for the girls!!!
I can claim now I am self employed - what I am self employed at doing I am not sure at the moment Trying to beat Traci at this I think!!
The pub - yeh right - go and get some gripe water!!!
Love
Tracey
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ttc 9 years. 38 yrs old, dh 8 hrs younger!First IVF in Aug 2002 and had ectopic.2nd IVF neg.3rd FET and negative.4th FET and positive but sadly lost our little boy at 20 weeks.5th FET and Alice Isobel and Emily Charlotte born 5th Aug 2004!
Trace - check incase I'm wrong - would hate to be the cause of costing anyone money
Don't know how it works if you're self-employed. Steve is too, so who knows what his earning are year to year. Oohhhhhhhhh, I hate forms....
Zx (better stock up on grpe water)
I must get off this flaming computer - think I'm getting hooked again...
Don;t worry will check - it's just so much paperwork and what with having to post her and do some work - just set up my own business in recruitment so earning sod all my life is hectic
Take care - try the gripe water - it's lovely tasting!!
Love
T
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ttc 9 years. 38 yrs old, dh 8 hrs younger!First IVF in Aug 2002 and had ectopic.2nd IVF neg.3rd FET and negative.4th FET and positive but sadly lost our little boy at 20 weeks.5th FET and Alice Isobel and Emily Charlotte born 5th Aug 2004!
I think that £58000 is right. But they initially base it on the previous tax year. So we were at first told we would get nothing because it was based on us both having OK incomes. When I pointed out that now that I'm only working occasionally whereas I previously had a full-time management job, they eventually agreed that we should get the minimum £545 a year. But it took forever and lots of 'phone calls and letters to sort it out.
Jules
TTC 5 years. Daniel & Charlotte born 22.03.02, 1st ICSI treatment. TTC for 4 further years. 2nd ICSI cycle abandoned, 3rd cycle BFN. Looking forward to being a happy family of 4.
Still no good because they will do it on gross and dh over that but half goes to bint head - oops sorry slipped out
Love
Tracey
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ttc 9 years. 38 yrs old, dh 8 hrs younger!First IVF in Aug 2002 and had ectopic.2nd IVF neg.3rd FET and negative.4th FET and positive but sadly lost our little boy at 20 weeks.5th FET and Alice Isobel and Emily Charlotte born 5th Aug 2004!
can't avid it now 
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