Working for Families Tax Credits are payments for families with dependent children aged 18 or under.

There are four different Working for Families Tax Credits:

• Family Tax Credit – a payment for each child in the family
• In-work Tax Credit – a payment to eligible families who are not receiving an income-tested benefit or student allowance and have some income from paid work each week
• Minimum Family Tax Credit – a payment to make sure families are getting a basic income where the parents are working the required number of hours for salary and wages
• Best Start – a special payment for children aged up to 3 years. This replaced the Parental tax credit from 1 July 2018.

Inland Revenue administer the Working for Families Tax Credits, however taxpayers who receive an income-tested benefit will receive payments from Work and Income.

For more information just give us a call or visit the Inland Revenue website.