Parents urged to renew tax credits before July deadline or risk losses
Revenue chiefs have urged parents and guardians in Scotland to renew their tax credits or risk having their payments stopped. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has warned 313,100 recipients there is just one week to go until the 31 July tax credit renewal deadline.
They said their online renewals system is easier and more accessible than before.
It allows people to track the process of their renewal, receive an email confirmation when it is submitted and removes the need to enter a barcode number on the 0 Rachel Mclean said online services had been improved back of the renewals’ pack. Last year 410,000 customers across the UK had their payments stopped or altered because they missed the deadline to inform revenue chiefs of changes to their circum- stances. These include changes to working hours, income and childcare costs.
HMRC said people could inform it via the website gov. co.uk or by using the HMRC app, which thousands of people were already using.
Rachel Mclean, interim director general of customer services at HMRC said: “We’ve made some really helpful improvements this year to our online and app services to support our customers.
“We know life can be hectic so the start and stop feature allows customers to begin and complete their renewal on a day and time convenient for them. The July 31 deadline is fast approaching.”