Working for Families Tax Credits are payments for families with dependent children aged 18 and under. The payments are to help you raise your family. Entitlements are based on your yearly family income and family circumstances.

There are four different types of Working for Families Tax Credit payments:

Family tax credit – paid regardless of your income source if you have dependent children in your care
In-work tax credit – a payment for families who have some income from paid work each week and don’t receive a benefit or student allowance
Minimum family tax credit- a payment to make sure families are getting a basic income where the parent or parents work a required number of hours for salary and wages
Best Start tax credit – a payment for families supporting a newborn baby for the first three years of baby’s life, it is not income tested for the first year of baby’s life but cannot be paid at the same time as Paid Parental Leave.

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