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Working families on tax credits are being asked to check their details so they do not miss out on this vital government support.

• Updated: 26 April 2022

Tax credits and Child Benefit customers who receive their payments into a Post Office card account have just 2 weeks left to switch their accounts.

• Updated: 22 March 2022

HMRC will stop making payments to Post Office card accounts after 5 April 2022. About 7,500 customers still need to switch so they don’t miss out on vital payments.

• Updated: 3 March 2022

HMRC is giving customers, who are yet to switch their Post Office accounts, a one-off extension until 5 April 2022.

• Updated: 29 November 2021

Customers have until 30 November 2021 to update HMRC with their new bank account details or risk having their tax credits or Child Benefit payments suspended.

• Updated: 9 November 2021

HMRC urges tax credits and Child Benefits customers with a Post Office card account to update HMRC with their new bank account details by 30 November 2021.

• Updated: 5 October 2021

HMRC is urging Working Tax Credit customers to check if they need to update their working hours if these have reduced as a result of coronavirus.

• Updated: 29 September 2021

Tax credits customers have until 31 July to renew their tax credits claim or risk their payments being stopped.

• Updated: 23 July 2021

Tax credits customers have until 31 July to renew their claims - the quickest way to renew is via GOV.UK.

• Updated: 1 July 2021

Tax credits customers will start to receive their annual renewal packs this week and are reminded to check that their details are correct.

• Updated: 27 April 2021

Customers whose circumstances have changed in the last year or who have received a letter to reconfirm their income details must contact HMRC before 31 July.

• Updated: 24 July 2020

HM Revenue and Customs is asking tax credits customers to tell them about any changes in circumstances or income by 31 July.

• Updated: 1 July 2020

The Secretary of State for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has made an oral statement to Parliament about the DWP's response to coronavirus (COVID-19).

• Updated: 4 May 2020

People who can't work their normal hours because of coronavirus (COVID-19) will still receive their usual tax credits payments.

• Updated: 4 May 2020

The government has announced that Working Tax Credits payments will be increased from 6 April 2020 - find out what's happening and who this affects.

• Updated: 7 April 2020

New statistics reveal more than 132,000 Help to Save account holders are eligible for bonuses totalling £14 million.

• Updated: 30 August 2019

HMRC is urging customers to renew their tax credits as there are just 7 days to go before the 31 July 2019 deadline.

• Updated: 24 July 2019

HM Revenue and Customs is reminding customers that they must renew their tax credits by 31 July — or their payments will stop.

• Updated: 1 July 2019

Latest statistics show 140,000 Housing Benefit households and 9,900 Universal Credit households are no longer subject to the benefit cap

• Updated: 7 February 2019

With a week to go before the renewal deadline, a million customers still need to complete their tax credits renewal, HMRC has announced.

• Updated: 24 July 2018