can i claim child tax credits for my grandchildren

A question about : can i claim child tax credits for my grandchildren

My daughter and her 2 children are living with me temporarily. My daughter has been trying to claim tax credits but cannot as they are saying her national insurance number isnt activated. We have been waiting for 3 weeks and when ever we call them they say she has to wait another 2 weeks. She is getting desperate now as she has no money and i cannot afford to support them on my income.
Can i apply for child tax credits until she gets sorted out?

Best answers:

• No, she must apply. She should ask to speak to a manager and find out why there is such a delay.
• why dont you give them a ring and ask. I am not sure but probably not but no harm asking
  https://www.gov.uk/claim-tax-credits
  Tax Credit Helpline
  Telephone: 0345 300 3900
  Textphone: 0345 300 3909
  Outside the UK: +44 2890 538 192
  Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm
  Saturday 8am to 4pm
• Who do i ring to ask to speak to a manager the tax credits or the national insurance helpline???
• Not being funny but, in your other thread you said your grandchildren are Spanish citizens. Is nobody chasing the Spanish social security people? If nothing else it will increase the chances of a payout.
• My daughter is British and as far as i am concerned so are her children. They were only born in spain.
  And as for spanish social they didnt get a cent when they were there so why wld they give them anything now? Her partner wants to find work asap but is waiting for a national insurance number as he needs a CSCS card. The child tax credits will go towards feeding the babies as my daughter cannot.
• She also needs to ring the DWP up and sort the NI number out. Ive never heard of an NI no not being activated.
• No it most definately isnt the same. If you have no money in spain and no job you are entitled to nothing. If you are not paying into the social you dont get anything. Most jobs in spain are paid cash so the employer gets away with not paying your social. I lived there for a while and if i couldnt pay my electricity they would come and remove the metre until you pay the full amount. They are mercenary i have experienced this myself.
• OP
  You need to step back and take all the emotion out of this.
  From your replies, I could not tell whether this is an issue for DWP or Immigration.
  If you cannot be clear with the authorities, none of them will help you.
  For example: What nationality are the children officially?
• It's not mercenary it appears that the Spanish authorities has grown some balls.
  I wish ours would.
• They are spanish but entitled to dual nationality as their mother is British.
  They have no immigration issues they are EU citizens.
  The reason why their are no "SPANISH BENEFIT TOURISTS" is probably because the spanish are not afraid of working for a living. My daughters partner intends to work asap! He has applied for a job already but has no NI number yet.
• Who said he was claiming benefits????? He isnt for gods sake if you cant give helpful friendly advice dont bother. Go get a life. You sad interfering old busy bodies
• How long have they been staying with you?
  How much money did they bring with them to support themselves till they found employment?