Estimating weekly Working for Families Tax Credits

To estimate a client's weekly Working for Families Tax Credits payments from Inland Revenue, you will need to determine the amount of weekly Working for Families Tax Credits that would be payable to that client.

To verify this, the client may provide a Certificate of Entitlement from Inland Revenue or you can have the client phone Inland Revenue in your presence for verbal confirmation of Working for Families Tax Credits.

If the client does not have a recent Certificate of Entitlement you can still complete a Temporary Additional Support assessment by including Working for Families Tax Credits determined by:

• estimating a weekly rate using the Inland Revenue Estimate your WFFTC calculator or
• phoning Inland Revenue (the client must be with you to give verbal permission)

Inland Revenue has a dedicated phone line for Work and Income staff to enquire about Working for Families Tax Credits.

The amount of Working for Families Tax Credits that you would include as chargeable income is the actual weekly rate payable to the client (this is regardless of whether or not the client has chosen to get Working for Families Tax Credits).