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Carole
Not quite the same but some strong similarities. I dealt with someone a while ago who claimed WTC as a single person and was refused as earnings too high, so nil award. 18 months later she was pregnant and left work and had her baby about 6 months later. She claimed what she assumed would be CTC but was awarded both WTC/CTC. She spent the next 9 months trying to explain to them that she thought she was not entitled to WTC and eventually they cottoned on and stopped both! Re-instated CTC and asked for repayment of considerable sum. The whole thing hinged on them saying she should have reported a change of circumstances when she left work as nil award of WTC had carried on as an underlying claim and had been reassessed once she sent in her claim form after the birth. That is, that she should have notified them 18 months after being told that she was not entitled about a change of circumstances that made it completely certain that she was not entitled!
It took a lot of correspondence and phone calls, during which they completely refused to recognise the absurdity of their position, and an eventual complaint to the Adjudicator for them decide not to recover.
Good luck!
Tony
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