working tax credit repayment on retirement
My friend V retired in march this year . She worked for minimum wage in a shop and paid into their pension . She received £6000 after being taxed but contacted hmrc and then got her tax back £1200 . Whilst working she
was claiming working tax credit of around £80 per month , her total income being around £600 a month .
This week she got a letter from hmrc to say she had been overpaid £654 and must repay it , she came here and together we contacted them , sure enough they want their money back because her income on retirement was more due to her pension payout her tax refund and a slightly higher wage in the last month due to working a month in hand 20 yrs ago !
V has had to set up a direct debit to repay hmrc of £20 per month till its cleared .