Form IC1NI Guidance
Informal caring arrangements
Q1. Do I need to meet the child who is being cared by the claimant?
Guidance: Please use your judgement about whether seeing the child is necessary to making this assessment. If you have previously met this child in this caring arrangement it may not be necessary to see them again.
Informal caring arrangements
Q1. a. Please use your judgement about whether seeing the child is necessary to making this assessment. If you have previously met this child in this caring arrangement it may not be necessary to see them again.
Informal caring arrangements
Q2. Do I need to meet the claimant?
Guidance: Yes. However if you or a colleague have recently visited the home of the claimant during the course of your professional duties as a registered Social Worker and feel capable of making this assessment without visiting them again then doing so for these purposes is not necessary. The circumstances of the claimant may have changed since they were last visited or met, therefore if a recent visit has not taken place another should be scheduled for completing this form. Please use your own professional judgement and legal obligations to consider whether you need to revisit the claimant in their home or not.
Informal caring arrangements
Q2. a. Yes. However if you or a colleague have recently visited the home of the claimant during the course of your professional duties as a registered Social Worker and feel capable of making this assessment without visiting them again then doing so for these purposes is not necessary. The circumstances of the claimant may have changed since they were last visited or met, therefore if a recent visit has not taken place another should be scheduled for completing this form. Please use your own professional judgement and legal obligations to consider whether you need to revisit the claimant in their home or not.
Legal responsibilities
Q3. Do I have any legal responsibilities to inform any authorities if I have any concerns about this caring situation?
Guidance: Completing this form and meeting the claimant will not bring in any additional legal responsibilities to your existing professional role. You will continue to operate within your professional duty of confidence and any legal obligations you currently have. For example safeguarding children and the public.
Legal responsibilities
Q3. a. Completing this form and meeting the claimant will not bring in any additional legal responsibilities to your existing professional role. You will continue to operate within your professional duty of confidence and any legal obligations you currently have. For example safeguarding children and the public.
Judging likelihood of authority care
Q4. How should I judge if the child would otherwise be looked after by an authority?
Guidance: Please use your professional training to make an assessment of whether what the claimant says to you is credible and consistent with the tick boxes in section 3. The claimant is not required to provide any physical documentation though they may wish to do so in your meeting(s).
Judging likelihood of authority care
Q4. a. Please use your professional training to make an assessment of whether what the claimant says to you is credible and consistent with the tick boxes in section 3. The claimant is not required to provide any physical documentation though they may wish to do so in your meeting(s).
Definition of normal residence
Q5. What does the form mean by “normally living with them”?
Guidance: The child is considered to be living with the carer as their normal residence, meaning regularly, usually, typically lives with them, which allows for temporary or occasional absences.
Definition of normal residence
Q5. a. The child is considered to be living with the carer as their normal residence, meaning regularly, usually, typically lives with them, which allows for temporary or occasional absences.
Claimant responsibilities
Q6. What should the claimant do with the form after completion?
Guidance: It is the responsibility of the claimant to return the form to HMRC to support their claim for Child Tax Credit. There is guidance on the final page of the form to assist them doing so, and they should also have been notified of the process previously. HMRC may contact you to confirm your authentication.
Claimant responsibilities
Q6. a. It is the responsibility of the claimant to return the form to HMRC to support their claim for Child Tax Credit. There is guidance on the final page of the form to assist them doing so, and they should also have been notified of the process previously. HMRC may contact you to confirm your authentication.