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If you鈥檙e already claiming tax credits and your living circumstances change, you can update your existing claim.

You can update your claim for tax credits as a single person, or as a couple (known as a 鈥榡oint claim鈥�) if you鈥檙e both 16 or over and living in the UK.

Usually, a joint claim is when:

• you鈥檙e married or in a civil partnership (and not permanently or legally separated)
• you live with your partner as though you鈥檙e married or in a civil partnership
• you鈥檙e temporarily living away from one another, for example looking after a relative or working away from home

A joint claim is also when you and your partner are not married or in a civil partnership, but:

• sometimes live in the same house
• have a joint financial agreement
• have dependent children

If you or your partner live abroad

Usually, you鈥檒l have a claim for tax credits as a single person if you live in the UK and your partner lives abroad.

You must make a joint claim for tax credits if either:

• your partner is working abroad for the UK government (it does not matter if you live in the UK or abroad)
• you and your partner both live in the聽EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland and one of you works in the UK

If you鈥檙e claiming Child Tax Credit you must also make a joint claim if you live in the UK but your partner lives in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.

If you鈥檙e not sure

Call HM Revenue and Customs to find out if you should make a joint claim.