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Tax credit claimants who had payments wrongly stopped by fraud-busting firm Concentrix have received almost £87,000 in compensation from HM Revenue & Customs, a report has revealed.

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The Work and Pensions Committee has today published a report condemning HM Revenue & Customs and credit checking firm Concentrix for their "gross failure of customer service".

If you had your tax credits wrongly stopped by HM Revenue & Customs contractor Concentrix, you may be able to claim compensation on top of backdated payments, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal – and some have already been sent up to £100.

HM Revenue & Customs has announced that it's ended its tax credits fraud contract with the controversial Concentrix with immediate effect. It follows massive criticism of the contractor's performance and claims hundreds have had their tax credits wrongly stopped.

One million couples have successfully claimed the Government's marriage tax allowance, but another 3.2 million eligible couples have so far failed to lodge a claim that could net them £100s, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.

HM Revenue & Customs contractor Concentrix has told MPs that up to 95% of tax credit claimants who have so far appealed against their payments being cut have had the decision successfully overturned.

Tax credit claimants who say their benefits were wrongly stopped by HM Revenue & Customs contractor Concentrix will tell their stories to MPs at a parliamentary evidence session tomorrow (Thursday 13 October).

If your entire tax credit claim was wrongly stopped by the contractor Concentrix you'll receive a lump sum repayment, HM Revenue & Customs said today – but if only part of your claim was removed or reduced, you'll have to wait to get the money back in instalments.

If you've had your tax credit payments wrongly stopped by the troubled contractor Concentrix, it's possible to appeal and get backdated payments. Here's what to try, plus stories from those who've had credits stopped, including a single mum whose appeal is still ongoing despite her calling 67 times in one day.