I was always under the impression that CTC was only available to
couples not single parents but that is wrong. Has that always been the
case?
I seem to recall that there was an anomily when it was set up that a
man and woman living together with two children where each child was
an off spring from one of the adults only that they couldn't claim or
claim for both but a homosexual couple in similar circumstances could.
Just wondering why my understanding was so wide of the mark. Have the
rules changed?

Kevin

Kev wrote:
> I was always under the impression that CTC was only available to
> couples not single parents but that is wrong. Has that always been the
> case?
> I seem to recall that there was an anomily when it was set up that a
> man and woman living together with two children where each child was
> an off spring from one of the adults only that they couldn't claim or
> claim for both but a homosexual couple in similar circumstances could.
> Just wondering why my understanding was so wide of the mark. Have the
> rules changed?
> 
> Kevin
> 

Single parents have always been able to get CTC's.

-- 
Robbie

On Aug 22, 7:09 pm, Robbie  wrote:
> Kev wrote:
> > I was always under the impression that CTC was only available to
> > couples not single parents but that is wrong. Has that always been the
> > case?
> > I seem to recall that there was an anomily when it was set up that a
> > man and woman living together with two children where each child was
> > an off spring from one of the adults only that they couldn't claim or
> > claim for both but a homosexual couple in similar circumstances could.
> > Just wondering why my understanding was so wide of the mark. Have the
> > rules changed?
>
> > Kevin
>
> Single parents have always been able to get CTC's.
>
> --
> Robbie

I don'y know why I was under the misapprehention that they were. I
only ask as I am about to become a single parent and I didn't think
that I could still claim but I understand that it becomes a new claim.

Kevin

On Aug 22, 7:09 pm, Robbie  wrote:
> Kev wrote:
> > I was always under the impression that CTC was only available to
> > couples not single parents but that is wrong. Has that always been the
> > case?
> > I seem to recall that there was an anomily when it was set up that a
> > man and woman living together with two children where each child was
> > an off spring from one of the adults only that they couldn't claim or
> > claim for both but a homosexual couple in similar circumstances could.
> > Just wondering why my understanding was so wide of the mark. Have the
> > rules changed?
>
> > Kevin
>
> Single parents have always been able to get CTC's.
>
> --
> Robbie

CTC is not payable because the claimant is a single parent. It is
payable dependent on the household income.

On Aug 23, 10:57 pm, shelley  wrote:
> On Aug 22, 7:09 pm, Robbie  wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Kev wrote:
> > > I was always under the impression that CTC was only available to
> > > couples not single parents but that is wrong. Has that always been the
> > > case?
> > > I seem to recall that there was an anomily when it was set up that a
> > > man and woman living together with two children where each child was
> > > an off spring from one of the adults only that they couldn't claim or
> > > claim for both but a homosexual couple in similar circumstances could.
> > > Just wondering why my understanding was so wide of the mark. Have the
> > > rules changed?
>
> > > Kevin
>
> > Single parents have always been able to get CTC's.
>
> > --
> > Robbie
>
> CTC is not payable because the claimant is a single parent. It is
> payable dependent on the household income.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

OK but since my wife didn't work the income remains the same so the
claim amount should be the same except that I can now claim for child
support.

Kevin