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.

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Indicative annual Working Tax Credit
£1,831.55
Indicative monthly equivalent: £152.63
Working Tax Credit ended for new claims on 5 April 2025. This page is a legacy reference estimator using the last published 2024 to 2025 rates.
Maximum award basis used £5,950.00
Legacy annual estimate £1,831.55
Period used
Indicative annual Working Tax Credit
Annual view
£152.63
Estimate only
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Maximum award basis used £5,950.00
Income reduction applied £-4,118.45
Legacy annual estimate £1,831.55
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.
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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

People usually check these pages next when they are comparing support, testing a change of circumstances, or trying to explain a low result.

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 help you understand the likely direction of the answer quickly, not to replace the official claim process. Local authority rules, evidence requirements, deductions, sanctions, timing and special-case rules can all change the final outcome.