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Child Benefit

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• Child Benefit complaints
• Child Benefit for children in hospital or care
• Child Benefit if a child or parent dies
• Child Benefit if you leave the UK
• Child Benefit if you move to the UK
• Child Benefit if your child lives with someone else
• Child Benefit number and proof you qualify
• Child Benefit payment dates
• Child Benefit tax calculator
• Child Benefit when your child turns 16
• Claim Child Benefit
• Claim and deal with Child Benefit for someone else
• Guardian's Allowance
• High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge
• Repay Child Benefit overpayments
• Report changes that affect your Child Benefit

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• Child Benefit

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• Universal Credit

  Applying, signing into your account, and help with housing, disability, health conditions and unemployment

• Tax credits

  Getting Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, managing your tax credits and when tax credits stop

• Jobseeker's Allowance and low income benefits

  Getting JSA, Income Support, Budgeting Loans and other help if you’re on a low income

• Carers and disability benefits

  Help for disabilities including Personal Independence Payment, Carer's Allowance, and Employment and Support Allowance

• Child Benefit

  Getting and managing your Child Benefit

• Benefits for families

  Getting maternity pay, help with childcare and free school meals

• Heating and housing benefits

  Getting Housing Benefit, Winter Fuel Payment, Cold Weather Payment and other help for housing costs

• Death and benefits

  Getting Widowed Parent's Allowance, Bereavement Payment and other help when someone dies

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