child tax credits back payment

[hollowman]

wife had to phone inland revenue today as they cancelled our oldest childs, child benefit thinking that she would be finishing college this term.

my wife sorted that out as she is on her 3rd year this coming term , then the woman said ,that we havent been claiming child tax for her for 2 years ,i thought something was wrong around two years ago but then my health got alot worse and it was forgotton about.

 

 

the woman said that she has passed it on and we should get it back dated 12 months .

are we better off phoning ourselves ,no idea who we phone tbh . and confirming this .

 

 

would be nice to get it backdated the full 2 years but i very much doubt that will happen . also any ideas as to how much it is per child a week . we are on benefit and i get esa .

[Nystagmite]

Does your child receive DLA / PIP / are they registered blind?

[hollowman]

no dla pip or anything , just the normal ,what i would call child benefits . the one that gets paid in with esa benefit etc .not the seperate child benefit of £20 for first child then around £13 for any others.

[blondebubbles]

Normally they only backdate for one month.