Sole trading and working tax credit for single dad?

[craigjvc1]

Hello, I was recently forced into unemployment. I currently receive child tax credit for my daughter and jobseekers allowance. I intend to go self employed as I start work for 12 hours a week next week as a counsellor, I am paid as a consultant. I may only invoice for 12 hours but will probably put in about 20 a week. My question is if I tell tax credits that I do 20 hours a week will I receive working tax credit? I can only really prove that I do 12 but know I will put in alot more. I also know that as a single dad I need to work 16 hours a week to claim wtc. How much proof do they need? I'm worried.

Edited July 2, 2014 by craigjvc1

[ericsbrother]

You tell them that you are doing 20 hours per week. They require no proof whatsoever. You will be invited to makeany ajustments later on in the year, generally at the end of the tax year though. You can go through the details over the phone, the people are quite helpful, unlike most other government departments.