Tax credits

You may be able to claim Working Tax Credit if you or your partner work for at least 16 hours a week and either of you has a physical or mental disability that limits the work you can do.

Who can claim

You can claim if your income is low enough and:

• you get a disability benefit like Disability Living Allowance or
• you were getting a disability or incapacity benefit in the last six months before your claim or had a Disability Premium included in one of your other benefits.

Even if you cannot get Working Tax Credit because of incapacity or disability, you may still be able to get it anyway if you are in low-paid work. If you do not have dependent children or are not aged 60 or over, you usually need to be working for 30 hours or more a week.

Working Tax Credit rates are higher for people with a disability. You may also get Child Tax Credit if you have dependent children under 20.

If your condition improves

Remember to tell the Tax Credits Office if your condition improves in order to avoid being paid too much tax credit.

How to claim

Ring the Tax Credit Helpline to make your claim.

Further information

If you need further information, you can download a range of benefits leaflets or contact the Welfare Rights Service.