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Extra financial help to return to work
The Return to Work Credit provides new financial support if you live in a Pathways to Work area. Return to Work Credit will be paid during your first year of work.
How much can I claim?
Return to Work Credit is a tax-free payment of £40 a week, paid direct to you on top of your wages for 52 weeks if you work for 16 hours or more a week.
Will Return to Work Credit affect any other benefits or credits I am claiming?
No. Return to Work Credit will not affect any amount you are paid for Council Tax Benefit, Housing Benefit, Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit. It will not affect the amount you pay for Income Tax and National Insurance contributions. It will also be ignored if you, or your partner, claim Income Support or Carer’s Allowance or if your partner claims Jobseeker’s Allowance (income based).
How do I know if I can claim Return to Work Credit?
If you can answer ‘Yes’ to all four questions below, you can claim Return to Work Credit.
- Have you been claiming one of the following for 13 weeks or more?
- Incapacity Benefit (including credits only)
- Income Support (because of your incapacity)
- Severe Disablement Allowance
- Statutory Sick Pay for 13 weeks or more and are now claiming any of the above benefits
- Will you be working 16 hours or more a week?
- Do you expect you personal annual salary before deductions (or income from trading to be £15,000 or less a year?)
- Do you expect you job to last more than five weeks?
I have answered ‘Yes’ to all of the questions. How do I claim Return to Work Credit? We can issue a claim form, assist you with its completion and forward it to Jobcentre Plus on your behalf.
How will I get Return to Work Credit?
You can claim from the date you start work or become self-employed. You must claim within 5 weeks from the date you start work. Your local Jobcentre Plus office will pay the credit to you each week directly into your bank, building society or post office account.
In rare circumstances, if you cannot open an account it may be paid by cheque. For more information on Return to Work Credit contact TNG on: 0845 602 5573 (Lincolnshire and Rutland) or 0845 602 4391 (Cheshire and Warrington).
Download the Return to Work Tax Credit Leaflet - Cheshire and Warrington
Download the Return to Work Tax Credit Leaflet - Lincolnshire and Rutland
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