Tax credit claimants in Wiltshire have been warned that they have until July 31 to renew their claim or risk seeing them stopped.
The 54,600 claimants in the county are being urged to act as soon as they receive a renewal pack from HM Revenue and Customs. The department is also asking claimants to check the information in the pack. HMRC may make follow-up queries with claimants’ employers, to check on the correctness of some of the information.
HMRC director of benefits and credits, Steve Lamey, said: “People should aim to renew their tax credits as soon as they receive their pack. And they need to make sure their details are correct. The sooner they renew, the sooner we can make sure they are getting the right money.
“Our message is renew early, renew accurately and renew on time. If claimants don’t renew their claims before 31 July, payments may stop.”
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