HMRC warns payments for some Child Benefit and Tax Credits claimants will stop in April
10.02.2022 - 13:23
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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is warning customers with a Post Office card account they have less than eight weeks to update the department with new payment details before the April 5 deadline, or risk having payments paused.
From April 6, 2022, HMRC will stop making Tax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance payments to Post Office card accounts. HMRC is urging account holders to contact them as soon as possible to update their bank account details to continue receiving payments without disruption.
HMRC said previously that customers can choose to receive their benefits and Tax Credits payments into a bank, building society or credit union account.
In a post on Twitter on February 9, HMRC tweeted: ”Does your Child Benefit or Tax Credits get paid into a Post Office card account? If so, you’ll need to switch to a bank, building society or credit union for your payments to continue. Changes come into effect from 5 April.”
HMRC has been contacting customers since last summer to encourage them to take action and avoid potential disruption to payments from April.
It has also updated guidance on payments on the GOV.UK website and warns: “If you do not give HMRC your bank, building society or credit union account details by 5 April 2022, your payments will stop.”
Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance customers can use their Personal Tax Account to provide revised account details, change their bank account details via GOV.UK or by contacting the Child Benefit helpline on 0300 200 3100.
Tax Credits customers can change their bank account details by contacting the Tax Credits helpline on 0345 300 3900.
HMRC said that anyone who cannot open a bank account, should contact them as soon as possible.
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