W ostatnim czasie urząd podatkowy HMRC wysyła do Polaków, zatrudnionych na etacie listy wzywające do udzielenia informacji potwierdzającej adres zamieszkania dzieci w UK. Taki list może wystawić szkoła lub lekarz GP, przy tym lekarze mogą pobierać opłatę 20 funtów za list. Informacje trzeba dostarczyć w ciągu 28 dni pod groźbą zawieszenia wszelkich benefitów, takich jak Working Tax Credit, czy Child Benefit.
Otrzymaliśmy interpretację prawą w tej sprawie z instytucji Unii Europejskiej, mówiące że takie zapytanie jest niezgodne z dyrektywą.Tą odpowiedź można przesłać do HRMC.
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Thank you Mr xxxx for contacting Your Europe Advice.

EU Regulation 883/2004 applies to the coordination of social security issues.

Article 67 of this Regulation provides that when a person works he is entitled to family benefits in accordance with the social security rules of the EU country where he works and this also extends to any family members residing in another EU country, who must be treated as if they were residing in the first EU country.

Therefore, a person who works in the UK is entitled to claim child benefit for his children regardless of whether or not his children live in the UK.

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Your original enquiry was:
Recenty I have recived a letter from HMRC residence departament demanding from me to prove that my children are in the UK or my child benefit and tax child credit will be suspended .So far I know EU free movment gives right to be employed in UK and children do not need to be in the UK.My children are indeed with me but so far I know only Polish citizen are reciving such a letters.I think David Cameron want to find a way to stop benefits for Polish citizen even it is against free movment directive.I can scan this letter for EU comission

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Your Europe Advice

2014-12-01 17:35:09, biscuits napisał(a):
(...)go nie dostalismy, teraz przypuszczam ze ten list dotyczyl wlasnie tego watku.

[ Ostatnio edytowany przez: <i>biscuits</i> 01-12-2014 17:41 ]