TCM1000255 - How to check if Full Time Education (FTE) needs to be confirmed
Note: You can check if FTE needs to be confirmed using Child Benefit Service.
Step 1
Calculate the age of the child or young person
If today鈥檚 date is on or after 1 September following the child or young person鈥檚 sixteenth birthday, go to Step 2
If today鈥檚 date isn鈥檛 on or after 1 September following the child or young person鈥檚 sixteenth birthday, there is no聽need to confirm the FTE.
Step 2
- access Child Benefit Service desktop icon
- enter the customer鈥檚 NINO in the upper navigation bar and select 鈥榮earch鈥�
- check the customer鈥檚 name and address in the top left corner of the screen to ensure you select the correct customer details
- check childrens summary for exclusion details of the child
- go to Step 3
If there is no Child Benefitrecord, go to Step 5
Step 3
- make a note of the AR code number and exclusion date as shown for the child or young person
If the AR code聽showing is 鈥楢R9163鈥�, 鈥楢R9165鈥�, 鈥楢R9193鈥� or 鈥楢R9198鈥�, go to Step 4
If the AR code showing is not 鈥楢R9163鈥�, 鈥樷€楢R9165鈥�, 鈥楢R9193鈥� or 鈥楢R9198鈥�, there is no need to confirm the FTE.
If there are not any codes showing for the child or young person, there is no need to confirm the FTE.
Step 4
Compare the 鈥楨X鈥� date to today鈥檚 date
If the鈥橢X鈥� date is after today鈥檚 date,聽there is no need to confirm the FTE.
If the鈥橢X鈥� date is on or before聽today鈥檚 date,聽the FTE must be confirmed.
Step 5
On the tax credits computer, access the customer鈥檚 claim and navigate to the 鈥楥hildren鈥� screen to check if 鈥楩TE鈥� is showing to the right of the child鈥� or young person鈥檚 details
If 鈥楩TE鈥� is showing to the right of the child鈥檚 or young person鈥檚 details, the FTE needs to be confirmed.
If 鈥楩TE鈥� isn鈥檛 showing to the right of the child鈥檚 or young person鈥檚 details, there is no聽need to confirm the FTE.