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Child Benefit forms and guidance

Use the Child Benefit forms and guidance to start a claim, report a change or if you disagree with a decision.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 9 October 2014
• Last updated: 30 November 2015
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  1. 30 November 2015

     An online service for reporting changes to your family circumstances is now available.

  2. 9 October 2014

     First published.

Use the forms and guidance to help you:

• start a claim
• report a change
• if you disagree with a decision on Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance

You can read the Child Benefit technical manual if you need more detailed guidance on the law relating to Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance.

Claim forms

• Claim Guardian's Allowance
  • 6 April 2026
  • Form

Get authority to act for someone else

• Child Benefit: allow someone to help you with your award (CH105)
  • 31 July 2025
  • Form

Reporting changes

• Report changes to family circumstances affecting Child Benefit
  • 13 March 2025
  • Form
• Report changes to your child's circumstances that may affect Child Benefit
  • 7 February 2024
  • Form
• Child Benefit notes for coming to or leaving the UK
  • 14 February 2025
  • Guidance

Children over 16

• Tell the Child Benefit Office that your child is staying in education
  • 7 February 2024
  • Form
• Tell the Child Benefit office that your child has left education
  • 7 February 2024
  • Form
• Apply for extension to Child Benefit
  • 11 August 2016
  • Form

High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge

• High Income Child Benefit Charge: stop your Child Benefit payments
  • 24 August 2016
  • Form
• High Income Child Benefit Charge: restart your Child Benefit payments
  • 24 August 2016
  • Form
• Authorise an adviser to deal with your High Income Child Benefit Charge
  • 4 March 2021
  • Form

Local authorities

• Tell the Child Benefit office about a child being looked after by a local authority
  • 13 April 2026
  • Form

Disagree with a decision

• Ask us to reconsider a Child Benefit or Guardian's Allowance decision
  • 14 May 2025
  • Form