Universal credit and tax free child care

Give them a call and explain so they can check if you were entitled to it xx

@Sarah we definitely aren’t entitled to UC the only reason we got it this month appears to be because we’ve switched from weekly to monthly pay so didn’t get paid for a month and was paid the day after our uc cut of date we’ll never get another UC pay again because we earn way to much especially since I’ve gone back to work so I don’t want to loose the tax free childcare but I don’t want to get In trouble because of this surprise payment . I honestly thought the UC account was closed after 6 months of no payments

If you just call them and explain you will be able to return the UC payment and keep your tax free childcare I imagine!

Honestly just give the DWP a call. I work as a fraud investigator and work jointly with the DWP and trust me one accidental payment is nothing to worry about. Just don’t spend it, be honest that it’s a mistake and ask how to get it back to them and to close down your claim and it will all be fine xx

wait can you not get tax free child care as well as UC? i don’t get how it all works but i work but still get some UC and was told recently to open a tax free childcare account but haven’t yet. is that something i wont be able to do then if claiming UC?

@Hannah tax free childcare care if for working families that can’t claim UC

thanks! the person who suggested it doesn’t know i’m on UC so that makes sense

I spoke to UC and they don’t seem to care so I don’t know what to do