SolvedTCM1000239 | How to add a new child or young person to 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 Circumstance’ from the options available if you are dealing with an un-finalised claim. You will be taken to the ‘Key Entry Data - Applicant’ screen
or‘Correction’ from the options available if you are dealing with a finalised claim. You will 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 will 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 will be taken to the ‘Child Details’ screen
select the new child or young person
select the ‘New’ button. You will be taken to the ‘New Child Details’ screen
enter the following details in the relevant fields for the new child or young person
surname
first names
date of birth
start date of the customer’s responsibility for the child
start date of any childcare
start date of full-time education
start date for Connexions / Local Authority Support Service
start date of the child’s disability, if applicable
start date of any Disability Living Allowance (Higher Care component only) / Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
Note: the Exception fields must only be completed by the Exception Team
select ‘OK’.
If the message ‘1 month restriction applied to include from date. Check if correct’ displays, go to Step 3.
If the message ‘1 month restriction applied to include from date. Check if correct’ does not display
you will 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.
Step 3
If the date responsibility for the child or young person starts from is the same as their date of birth
select ‘OK’. You will 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.
If the date responsibility for the child or young person starts from is not the same as their date of birth
select ‘Cancel’. You will be taken back to the ‘Child Details’ screen
go to Step 4.
Step 4
On the ‘Child Details’ screen
select the new child or young person
select ‘Correction’. You will be taken to the ‘Correction Child’ screen
select ‘History’. You will be taken to the ‘History’ screen
select the new child or young person
select ‘Change’
select the period you want to change
enter the responsibility start date in the ‘Include From’ field
select ‘OK’. You will 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.