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Updated 1 February 2012

Child Poverty Action Group Tax Credits E-Bulletin

New February 2012 Tax Credits e-bulletin added to the Tax Credits guidance section.

In Tax Credits » Guidance » What does the law mean? » External commentary

Updated 24 January 2012

Complete set of consolidated tax credits legislation now available on revenuebenefits

Tax credits regulations consolidated by LexisNexis now available in tax credits legislation and case law section.

In Tax Credits » Legislation and case law » Statutory instruments » Consolidated

Updated 20 January 2012

HMRC Child Trust Fund Statistics

New January 2012 Child Trust Fund quarterly report now available. 

In Child Trust Fund » Policy » Public statistics

Updated 23 December 2011

HMRC Tax Credits Statistics

December 2011 provisional award figures now available. 

In Tax Credits » Policy » Public statistics

Updated 14 December 2011

New tax credits rates

Tax credits annual and daily rates tables for 2012/2013 added to the tax credits guidance section.

In Tax Credits » Guidance » How much can your client get? » Rates and tables

Updated 7 December 2011

Tax Credits Act 2002 (Further Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011

Further commencement order in relation to the abolition of applicable amounts for children in income support and income based jobseeker’s allowance, and their replacement by tax credits.

In Tax Credits » Legislation and case law » Statutory instruments » Original » Chronological

Updated 5 December 2011

New child tax credit related Upper Tribunal decision

In CTC/2520/2010, the Upper Tribunal considers whether child tax credit is exportable within EU where claimant is in receipt of state retirement pension.

In Tax Credits » Legislation and case law » Case law » Upper Tribunal decisions » Upper Tribunal decisions (chronological)

Updated 30 November 2011

Understanding HMRC customers: Feedback from representatives of race, disability and gender groups

New research report published by HMRC added to the tax credits policy area of the site.

In Tax Credits » Policy » Research and reports » HMRC Research Reports

Updated 28 November 2011

Welfare Reform Bill Lords Report stage

Follow the latest debates in our ‘Tax Credits: Future changes’ section

In Tax Credits » Policy » Policy changes » Future policy » Future changes - wider welfare reform

Updated 4 November 2011

Adjudicator’s Office and Ombudsman’s reports

Four new research reports from the Adjudicator’s Office and the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman published to the tax credits policy area of the site.

In Tax Credits » Policy » Research and reports » Adjudicator’s Office and Ombudsman’s reports

Updated 20 October 2011

New CTF Bulletin

New HMRC Child Trust Fund bulletin 62 now available.

In Child Trust Fund » Guidance » What does the law mean? » HMRC leaflets and guidance

Updated 12 October 2011

Child Trust Funds (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2011

New regulations make changes to Child Trust Funds Regulations 2004 that include increasing the annual limit on subscriptions from £1,200 to £3,600.

In Child Trust Fund » Legislation and case law » Statutory instruments

Updated 28 September 2011

National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2011

New regulations amend provisions of National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999, including increasing the principal rate to £6.08, and adding definitions of educational categories.

In National Minimum Wage » Legislation and case law » Statutory instruments » Amending

Updated 10 August 2011

HMRC annual reports, performance reports and business plans

New section containing HMRC reports and business plans now available.

In Tax Credits » Policy » Research and reports » HMRC annual reports, performance reports and business plans

Updated 4 August 2011

National minimum wage external commentary section now available

New section contains information about national minimum wage written by other, non-governmental organisations.

In National Minimum Wage » Guidance » What does the law mean? » External commentary

Updated 19 July 2011

HM Courts and Tribunal Services Annual Statistics

Details of Tribunals activity for 2010/2011 now available.

In Tax Credits » Policy » Research and reports » Other Government research and reports

Updated 10 May 2011

New child benefit Upper Tribunal decision

CF/395/2010 – Whether DWP officer had authority to pass on change of circumstances to HMRC / claimant’s continuing duty to disclose.

In Child Benefit » legislation and case law » Case law » Upper Tribunal decisions

Updated 6 May 2011

Tax Credits (Approval of Child Care Providers) (Wales) (Amendment) Scheme 2011

New regulations issued in Wales in relation to the approval of child care providers for tax credit purposes.

In Tax Credits » Legislation and case law » Statutory instruments » Up-rating and amending

Updated 20 April 2011

Update on local authority reporting and changes to the CTF website

New CTF Bulletin added to HMRC website

In Child Trust Fund » Resources » Information for local authorities

Updated 15 April 2011

Tax credits leaflets

Copies of more than 60 tax credits leaflets going back to 2003/2004 are now available to download from the guidance area of the site.

In Tax Credits » Guidance » What does the law mean? » Tax Credits leaflets » Archived leaflets