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Renewals warning for one million tax credit claimants following HMRC glitch

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"How some tax credit debts are collected is changing"

Wages a target in tax credit repayment drive, warns LITRG

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Tax credit renewal deadline: claimants must renew by July 31

People who claimed tax credits during 2017/18 and who have received renewal forms from HMRC, must act by July 31 so that their payments do not stop, advises the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG).

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"Susan's problems go back more than a year and fall between government departments"

Tax credit debt – The Universal Credit problem nobody is talking about

The cross-departmental nightmare that is causing more problems for Universal Credit claimants

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"This is about the hypocrisy in our system – a system that privileges the choices of the very rich and punishes the families of the very poor."

While we celebrate a new royal baby, poor families are being punished for having a third child

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"We urge people to contact HMRC urgently to get their payments reinstated from 6 April 2017."

Act fast or lose your tax credits

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"For many years, LITRG has voiced concern about the methodology used by HMRC to calculate the true level of error within the tax credit system."

Big increase in tax credit errors – but how reliable is HMRC’s methodology?

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"Concentrix, the US contractor which wrongly stripped thousands of families of their tax credits"

The government’s latest benefits blunder is just the tip of the iceberg

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"The Committee’s report acknowledged the serious customer service failures by HMRC and Concentrix but also highlighted other flaws in the compliance processes"

Tax campaigners welcome tax credits review announcement

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"Anyone who by 31 July 2016 submitted an estimate of their income for the year ended 5 April 2016 has until 31 January this year to confirm it, or substitute the actual amount"

Do not miss the OTHER deadline on 31 January

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"Today’s report acknowledges the customer service failures by HMRC and Concentrix and the poor handling of the contract by HMRC"

MPs’ report backs LITRG call for independent tax credits review

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"As a starting point an independent review of the end to end tax credit compliance process, as recommended by the PAC in 2015, should be urgently carried out"

Campaigners call for an independent review of tax credit compliance processes after HMRC end Concentrix contract early

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"Since the beginning of the contract we have raised a number of concerns with HMRC about the quality of decision making and service offered by Concentrix."

No more tax credit suspensions until Concentrix delays cleared, campaigners urge

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"The majority of tax credit claimants have to renew by July 31 2016"

Tax credit claimants urged to renew by end of the month to keep the payments

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Tax credits overpayment change likely to cause serious hardship, say campaigners

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Low Incomes Tax Reform Group: Tax campaigners welcome decision to reverse tax credit cuts but urge HMRC to do more to communicate other changes

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Rubber masks of British Chancellor George Osborne are lined up by Anti-austerity protesters last year

The big tax credit cut almost nobody has heard of

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Jeremy Corbyn has some reasons to feel good about his performance so far

The big political victories already chalked-up by Jeremy Corbyn

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Jeremy Corbyn impressed at this week's PMQs

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