£500 For Kids Born Before 2002
Jan 11th 2009, 4:15 pm
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£500 For Kids Born Before 2002
Are you British? Do you have children born before 2002? Did you leave Britain after 2002?
If you answer yes to these questions then you are, apparantly, entitled to claim a one off child benefit payment amounting to approx £500 (per kid I think). Apparantly it was something the government brought in as part of the family benefits overhall in 2002 but they forgot to inform people they had to actually apply for it. It's called The Children's Tax Allowance.
The deadline for applying for this is the end of the month. So if you think you qualify, you need to get your skates on. You claim it by ringing the tax office on 0845 3021437. I shall be ringing them first thing in the morning.
Good luck.
If you answer yes to these questions then you are, apparantly, entitled to claim a one off child benefit payment amounting to approx £500 (per kid I think). Apparantly it was something the government brought in as part of the family benefits overhall in 2002 but they forgot to inform people they had to actually apply for it. It's called The Children's Tax Allowance.
The deadline for applying for this is the end of the month. So if you think you qualify, you need to get your skates on. You claim it by ringing the tax office on 0845 3021437. I shall be ringing them first thing in the morning.
Good luck.
Jan 11th 2009, 4:23 pm
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Re: £500 For Kids Born Before 2002
Are you British? Do you have children born before 2002? Did you leave Britain after 2002?
If you answer yes to these questions then you are, apparantly, entitled to claim a one off child benefit payment amounting to approx £500 (per kid I think). Apparantly it was something the government brought in as part of the family benefits overhall in 2002 but they forgot to inform people they had to actually apply for it. It's called The Children's Tax Allowance.
The deadline for applying for this is the end of the month. So if you think you qualify, you need to get your skates on. You claim it by ringing the tax office on 0845 3021437. I shall be ringing them first thing in the morning.
Good luck.
If you answer yes to these questions then you are, apparantly, entitled to claim a one off child benefit payment amounting to approx £500 (per kid I think). Apparantly it was something the government brought in as part of the family benefits overhall in 2002 but they forgot to inform people they had to actually apply for it. It's called The Children's Tax Allowance.
The deadline for applying for this is the end of the month. So if you think you qualify, you need to get your skates on. You claim it by ringing the tax office on 0845 3021437. I shall be ringing them first thing in the morning.
Good luck.
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Jan 11th 2009, 4:32 pm
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Re: £500 For Kids Born Before 2002
There is more info on this here:
http://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/news_media/1008.htm
Would appear it is not a figment of my imagination.
http://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/news_media/1008.htm
Would appear it is not a figment of my imagination.
Jan 11th 2009, 4:47 pm
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Re: £500 For Kids Born Before 2002
It looks like it reduces your income tax for that year.. rather than an actual cash payment, as it were. Says its not means tested.. however if you are a highr rate taxpayer it starts to decrease the amount you can claim.
Jan 11th 2009, 9:42 pm
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Re: £500 For Kids Born Before 2002
I was emailed this info by a friend and a link a couple of weeks ago and will complete the form and see what happens !!
Edit - can I ring an 0845 number from here, by just putting all the usual UK stuff in front of it?!
Jan 11th 2009, 9:53 pm
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Look's like we'er out of luck, Son was born in March 02 but we had left the UK by June 02.
Jan 13th 2009, 3:20 pm
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Thanks we checked this and had already been paid.
Jan 20th 2009, 4:16 am
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Re: £500 For Kids Born Before 2002
Are you British? Do you have children born before 2002? Did you leave Britain after 2002?
If you answer yes to these questions then you are, apparantly, entitled to claim a one off child benefit payment amounting to approx £500 (per kid I think). Apparantly it was something the government brought in as part of the family benefits overhall in 2002 but they forgot to inform people they had to actually apply for it. It's called The Children's Tax Allowance.
The deadline for applying for this is the end of the month. So if you think you qualify, you need to get your skates on. You claim it by ringing the tax office on 0845 3021437. I shall be ringing them first thing in the morning.
Good luck.
If you answer yes to these questions then you are, apparantly, entitled to claim a one off child benefit payment amounting to approx £500 (per kid I think). Apparantly it was something the government brought in as part of the family benefits overhall in 2002 but they forgot to inform people they had to actually apply for it. It's called The Children's Tax Allowance.
The deadline for applying for this is the end of the month. So if you think you qualify, you need to get your skates on. You claim it by ringing the tax office on 0845 3021437. I shall be ringing them first thing in the morning.
Good luck.
Jan 20th 2009, 6:33 pm
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Re: £500 For Kids Born Before 2002
Okay, so it's me again. I called the number and got a message saying that this was the wrong number published and to go to HMRC.gov and get the right number so I did that and I got this number: 0845 3003900
I got through and the lady I spoke to said she could not determine whether I was entitled or not and that I needed to fill out a claim form. For anyone needing to do this, you can go on the website HMRC.gov and download form: 11CTC.
I then asked her where I should send the form to and she said she didn't know. She told me to get it in before the 31st of January.
I asked should I send it to the tax office nearest where I lived in the UK or nearest where I worked in the UK and she said she didn't know. I kind of get the feeling that it is purposely being made as difficult as possible to claim this!!!
Still I will continue to look for the correct hoops to jump through and get the form filled out tonight and send it registered etc... to 'a tax office' - once I figure out which one.
Good luck all who are going after their share.
I got through and the lady I spoke to said she could not determine whether I was entitled or not and that I needed to fill out a claim form. For anyone needing to do this, you can go on the website HMRC.gov and download form: 11CTC.
I then asked her where I should send the form to and she said she didn't know. She told me to get it in before the 31st of January.
I asked should I send it to the tax office nearest where I lived in the UK or nearest where I worked in the UK and she said she didn't know. I kind of get the feeling that it is purposely being made as difficult as possible to claim this!!!
Still I will continue to look for the correct hoops to jump through and get the form filled out tonight and send it registered etc... to 'a tax office' - once I figure out which one.
Good luck all who are going after their share.
Jan 20th 2009, 6:40 pm
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Re: £500 For Kids Born Before 2002
Sod it I never get any of the rebates that are handed out. 
Jan 20th 2009, 9:32 pm
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For anyone needing to do this, you can go on the website HMRC.gov and download form: 11CTC.
Still I will continue to look for the correct hoops to jump through and get the form filled out tonight and send it registered etc... to 'a tax office' - once I figure out which one.
Good luck all who are going after their share.
Still I will continue to look for the correct hoops to jump through and get the form filled out tonight and send it registered etc... to 'a tax office' - once I figure out which one.
Good luck all who are going after their share.
Jan 20th 2009, 11:48 pm
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Re: £500 For Kids Born Before 2002
Are you British? Do you have children born before 2002? Did you leave Britain after 2002?
If you answer yes to these questions then you are, apparantly, entitled to claim a one off child benefit payment amounting to approx £500 (per kid I think). Apparantly it was something the government brought in as part of the family benefits overhall in 2002 but they forgot to inform people they had to actually apply for it. It's called The Children's Tax Allowance.
The deadline for applying for this is the end of the month. So if you think you qualify, you need to get your skates on. You claim it by ringing the tax office on 0845 3021437. I shall be ringing them first thing in the morning.
Good luck.
If you answer yes to these questions then you are, apparantly, entitled to claim a one off child benefit payment amounting to approx £500 (per kid I think). Apparantly it was something the government brought in as part of the family benefits overhall in 2002 but they forgot to inform people they had to actually apply for it. It's called The Children's Tax Allowance.
The deadline for applying for this is the end of the month. So if you think you qualify, you need to get your skates on. You claim it by ringing the tax office on 0845 3021437. I shall be ringing them first thing in the morning.
Good luck.
Jan 21st 2009, 2:15 am
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Re: £500 For Kids Born Before 2002
I successfully recieved my cheque with interest just before christmas for my son that was born in dec 2001.
I made sure i sent it recorded post, took about 3 weeks to be dealt with.
with interest just before christmas for my son that was born in dec 2001. I made sure i sent it recorded post, took about 3 weeks to be dealt with.
Jan 21st 2009, 12:37 pm
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Re: £500 For Kids Born Before 2002
I can't believe I haven't heard about this before - kept it well hidden have they?!