Making and renewing a tax credits claim

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This guidance note looks at the how tax credit awards are made and renewed. Note that tax credits cease on 5 April 2025. New claims for tax credits are no longer possible and no more payments will be made after 5 April 2025. Any existing claimants will be migrated to the universal credit system. See the Universal credit guidance note. There is information about migration notice letters on GOV.UK.

Renewing a claim for tax credits

Tax credit claims which were not yet migrated to the universal credit system were renewed annually. A claimant will be invited to renew their claim by being sent a renewal pack each year. The deadline for renewal is usually 31st July each year (see below).

It is vital that claimants who receive these renewal packs respond to them within the correct time period.

Where the claimant is told they do not need to respond to the notice, HMRC will accept that the circumstances were as quoted on the notice and the income between a specified income range, unless

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