How much do you have to make to claim the child tax credit?

Our family income is 28000 are we eligible for working tax credit and child tax credit in UK?

• Hello everyone, I was looking over HMRC website but the information i=on that is very complex for me. Can anyone please explain following:- 1). With total family income of 28000 can we get working tax credit and child tax credit? 2).. If we can then does anyone knows the amount which we can get? 3). When and how should we make a claim?

• Answer:

  As far as I can remember working tax credit stops being payable when your income rises above about £21,000. But child tax credit is payable up to an income of about £60,000. My family income is a bit (but not much) above yours and we get about £45 per month child tax credit for 1 child. If both partners work then there is an additional childcare element that (obviously) depends on how much you actually pay in childcare. There are also additional payments for disabled children. You claim by contacting HMRC (the tax office). You should do so ASAP because it cannot be backdated, so the sooner you claim the more you will get in total. In practice the claim is quite simple - you give them some basic details and they work out how much you are entitled to.