TCM1000171 | How to exclude a child or young person from a post award claim
From HM Revenue & Customs · Tax Credits Manual
Version 1.0
Changes to previous version - new guidance
Step 1
On the ‘Function Menu’
select ‘Application’ on the toolbar
select ‘Change of Circumstances’ from the options available. You’ll be taken to the ‘Key Entry Data - Applicant’ screen
enter the customer’s NINO
select the ‘All’ checkbox
select ‘OK’.
If you are taken to the ‘Select Application’ screen
select the relevant claim
select ‘OK’. You’ll be taken to the ‘Applicant Details’ screen
go to Step 2.
If you are taken straight to the ‘Applicant Details’ screen, go to Step 2.
Step 2
On the ‘Applicant Details’ screen
select ‘Ch’ on the toolbar. You’ll be taken to the ‘Child Details’ screen
select the relevant child
select ‘Correction’. You’ll be taken to the ‘Correction Child’ screen
enter the date you want to end the customer’s responsibility for the child in the ‘Responsibility End Date’ field
Note: If you need to exclude more than one child, enter the date you want to end the customer’s responsibility for each child in their corresponding ‘Responsibility End Date’ field.
select ‘OK’. You’ll be taken back to the ‘Child Details’ screen
select ‘OK’. You’ll be taken to the ‘Amend Finish’ screen
do not complete the ‘Amend Finish’ screen at this point, just return to the guidance you were previously following.