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Wednesday, 3 October 2023

Money, tax and benefits

Money, tax and benefits

Overpayments of tax credits

How overpayments of tax credits can happen

Overpayments – what they are, how they happen and what happens next

Repaying overpaid tax credits

How you'll be asked to repay - either by reducing your tax credit payments, or making a direct payment

Difficulty repaying overpaid tax credits?

What if you can't pay back an overpayment - when can repayments be reduced or written off?

How to dispute a tax credits overpayment

What to do if you think the Tax Credit Office made a mistake

You have separated and have a joint tax credits overpayment

Who's responsible for a joint overpayment and what you need to do if you or your ex-partner can't or won't repay the money

How to avoid being paid too much or not enough tax credits

Make sure overpayments and underpayments don't happen - check your tax credits award notice and report any changes

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