What happens if we've paid you too much in tax credits
This COP26 leaflet gives detailed information on tax credit overpayments.
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This ‘Code of Practice’ (COP26) provides detailed information on tax credits overpayments, including:
- why overpayments can happen
- how to pay an overpayment back (and when you do not have to)
- challenging the recovery of an overpayment
- what happens to your overpayment if you ask for your tax credits award to be reconsidered
It also covers what you and the Tax Credit Office should do to help get your tax credits right to avoid an overpayment.
It does not apply to Cost of Living Payments.
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Published 1 October 2014
Last updated 6 April 2024
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2025-04-06 00:01
Updated the English and Welsh versions of the ‘What happens if you’ve been paid too much in tax credits (COP26)’ PDF guide to the 2025 version.
2024-04-06 00:15
Updated the English and Welsh versions of the ‘What happens if you’ve been paid too much in tax credits (COP26)’ PDF guide to the 2024 version.
2023-04-06 00:15
Updated the English and Welsh versions of the ‘What happens if you’ve been paid too much in tax credits (COP26)’ PDF guide to the 2023 version.
2022-12-05 12:13
Added Welsh translation.
2022-04-07 10:25
The COP26 leaflet has been updated for tax year 2022.
Details
This ‘Code of Practice’ (COP26) provides detailed information on tax credits overpayments, including:
- why overpayments can happen
- how to pay an overpayment back (and when you do not have to)
- challenging the recovery of an overpayment
- what happens to your overpayment if you ask for your tax credits award to be reconsidered
It also covers what you and the Tax Credit Office should do to help get your tax credits right to avoid an overpayment.
It does not apply to Cost of Living Payments.
Updates to this page
Published 1 October 2014
Last updated 6 April 2024
+ show2025
href="#full-history">+ show all updates
-
Update history
2025-04-06 00:01
Updated the English and Welsh versions of the ‘What happens if you’ve been paid too much in tax credits (COP26)’ PDF guide to the 2025 version.
2024-04-06 00:15
Updated the English and Welsh versions of the ‘What happens if you’ve been paid too much in tax credits (COP26)’ PDF guide to the 2024 version.
2023-04-06 00:15
Updated the English and Welsh versions of the ‘What happens if you’ve been paid too much in tax credits (COP26)’ PDF guide to the 2023 version.
2022-12-05 12:13
Added Welsh translation.
2022-04-07 10:25
The COP26 leaflet has been updated for tax year 2022.
Details
This ‘Code of Practice’ (COP26) provides detailed information on tax credits overpayments, including:
- why overpayments can happen
- how to pay an overpayment back (and when you do not have to)
- challenging the recovery of an overpayment
- what happens to your overpayment if you ask for your tax credits award to be reconsidered
It also covers what you and the Tax Credit Office should do to help get your tax credits right to avoid an overpayment.
It does not apply to Cost of Living Payments.
Updates to this page
Update history
2025-04-06 00:01
Updated the English and Welsh versions of the ‘What happens if you’ve been paid too much in tax credits (COP26)’ PDF guide to the 2025 version.
2024-04-06 00:15
Updated the English and Welsh versions of the ‘What happens if you’ve been paid too much in tax credits (COP26)’ PDF guide to the 2024 version.
2023-04-06 00:15
Updated the English and Welsh versions of the ‘What happens if you’ve been paid too much in tax credits (COP26)’ PDF guide to the 2023 version.
2022-12-05 12:13
Added Welsh translation.
2022-04-07 10:25
The COP26 leaflet has been updated for tax year 2022.