TCM1000342 - How to check income on Validate Large Payments team

Step 1

Check ‘Pay As You Earn� (PAYE) and ‘Self Assessment� (SA) to confirm ‘PY� and if applicable ‘PY-1� income for the customer and partner

Note: To check which income years are required, use TCM0132220Ìý

  • compare this figure to the income on the ‘tax credits computer.â€�

Note: To check the income held on the ‘tax credits computer� use, TCM1000060.

If there is no income shown on ‘PAYE� or ‘SA�

  • return to the step in the guidance you were following.

If the customer and their partner’s if applicable, ‘PAYE� or ‘SA� return is outstanding

  • return to the step in guidance you were following.

If the customer and their partner’s if applicable, ‘PAYE� or ‘SA� is not outstanding

go to Step 2.

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Step 2

If the income on the ‘tax credits computer� is less the the ‘PAYE� or ‘SA� figures, go to Step 3.

If the income on the ‘tax credit computer� is equal to or greater than the ‘PAYE� or ‘SA� figures, go to Step 4.

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Step 3

On the ‘tax credits computer�

  • check Household notes to establish if there is anything to explain why the income figure on the ‘tax credits computerâ€� is less than the figures on ‘PAYEâ€� or ‘SAâ€�

Note: The income figure may be lower due to a number of reasons, if so use TCM0322175.

Note: If you need to check there has been any adjustment for ‘SMP� check ‘FBI Filestore� to view the customer’s ‘P14�

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Step 4

On the ‘tax credits computer�

Check if the customer or their partner if applicable, have stated they are on

  • ‘Income Supportâ€� (IS)
  • ‘Jobseekers Allowance Income Basedâ€� (JSA)(IB)
  • ‘Income-related Employment and Support Allowanceâ€� (ESA)(IR)
  • ‘Pension Creditâ€� (PC)

Note: To check ‘IS�, ‘JSA(IB)/ESA(IR)� or ‘PC� use TCM1000198.

Note: ‘Pension Credit� (PC) was previously know as ‘MIG�. The income screen still shows a ‘MIG� field. This field should be checked or amended whenever it is appropriate to check or amend the ‘PC� marker.

If the customer or their partner if appropriate, have ticked they have received ‘IS� ‘JSA�(IB)/ESA(IR)� or ‘PC� go to Step 5.

If the customer or their partner if appropriate have not ticked they are in receipt of ‘IS� ‘JSA(IB)/ESA(IR)� or ‘PC�

  • return to the guidance you were following.

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Step 5

Check ‘Access to DWP Data� (ADD) to establish the period that the customer or their partner if appropriate, are claiming any of the following

Note: To check how to access DWP Data use, TCM1000014Ìý

  • ‘Income Supportâ€� (IS)
  • ‘Jobseekers Allowance Income Basedâ€� (JSA)(IB)
  • ‘Income-related Employment and Support Allowanceâ€� (ESA)(IR)
  • ‘Pension Creditâ€� (PC)
  • return to the guidance you were following.