Updated for 2026/27 Independent estimate Not GOV.UK

Working Tax Credit legacy calculator

Use a legacy Working Tax Credit estimate for historic or transitional cases only.

Fast answer first Designed for mobile and desktop Updated to current published rates
Coverage note: UK-wide estimator using current published rules, with local or case-specific limitations explained below.

Working Tax Credit legacy calculator

Adjust the inputs and review the answer cards, chart and breakdown together.

Live answer card summary
2026/27
Main details
Assumptions
£1,832 estimate £153/yr
Indicative annual Working Tax Credit £1,831.55
Indicative monthly equivalent £152.63
Maximum award basis used £5,950.00
Legacy annual estimate £1,831.55

Breakdown

Maximum award basis used £5,950.00
Income reduction applied £-4,118.45
Legacy annual estimate £1,831.55

Important notes

This is mainly useful for transitional protection conversations, disputes and historic award checking.
Most new low-income support claims now go through Universal Credit instead of tax credits.

A legacy page that still answers live search demand

Working Tax Credit has ended for new claims, but search demand has not disappeared. People still need to understand historic awards, migration notices and how older entitlement compared with Universal Credit. This page is built for that reality rather than pretending the topic no longer exists.

That makes the page useful commercially and editorially: it serves genuine user intent while strengthening the site's broader low-income family cluster.

Why the calculator uses the last published rates

The page uses the final published 2024 to 2025 rates and thresholds because those are the last meaningful reference point for Working Tax Credit. It is labelled clearly as a legacy estimate so there is no ambiguity about whether it can be used for a new claim.

That clear labelling matters for trust. Users should never be left thinking they can still open a fresh Working Tax Credit claim in 2026.

Where to go next

If the historic award matters because you are moving to Universal Credit or checking what support now replaces it, the key next pages are Universal Credit, Tax-Free Childcare and Child Benefit. Those links are part of the page by design.

The site is intended to behave like a support ecosystem, not just a stack of disconnected calculators.

Related calculators for this topic

Use the linked calculators and guides below to test the next question people usually have after this estimate.

Frequently asked questions

Is Working Tax Credit still open to new claims?
No. Working Tax Credit ended on 5 April 2025, so this page is for legacy or historic reference use only.
Why keep a Working Tax Credit page on this site?
Because people still search for it during migration, transitional protection or historic award checks.
Which rates are used?
The final published 2024 to 2025 maximum rates and threshold structure.

Independent estimate only

This page is written to answer the real search query quickly, then hand off to the official process and the more specific guides that decide the final outcome. That is deliberate: these pages are designed to be useful, not generic.