Form

Child Benefit: claim form (CH2)

From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Part of:
Child Benefit forms and Child Benefit
Published:
11 April 2014
Last updated:
6 April 2017, see all updates

Use the on screen form CH2 to claim Child Benefit. If you can't open the form use the 'print then complete' version.

Documents

Child Benefit claim form (CH2): complete on screen

PDF, 2.56MB, 1 page

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Child Benefit claim form (CH2): print then complete

PDF, 188KB, 9 pages

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Child Benefit claim form: additional children (CH2 (CS))

PDF, 38.6KB, 1 page

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Child Benefit: getting your claim right (CH2 Notes)

PDF, 251KB, 8 pages

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Details

Use form CH2 (complete on screen) to claim Child Benefit for one or more children. You can fill in the form on screen but you must print and send it to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), along with the birth certificate of any child you are claiming for. The on screen form includes help with filling it in.

If you’ve problems using the on screen form, use the ‘print then complete’ version:

  • you’ll have to print this version and fill it in by hand

  • use the Child Benefit: getting your claim right (CH2 Notes) for help with the form

  • if you’re claiming for more than 2 children, use the Child Benefit claim form: additional children (CH2 (CS)) continuation sheet

HMRC is creating new versions of their forms that don’t depend on Adobe Reader. Whilst this work is in progress the following methods can be used to ensure the form will download or open in Adobe Reader:

  • whatever browser you are using, review your settings to make Adobe Reader the default program for opening PDF documents
  • Windows users should right click on the form link then select ‘Save target as’ or ‘Save link as’
  • Mac users should right click on the form link then select “Save linked file as”
  • save the form - the recommended place is in the documents folder
  • using Adobe Reader you can open the form

If the form still doesn’t open, then contact the Online Services helpdesks for more help.

Child Benefit: information about making a claim
Guidance on who can get Child Benefit, and how and when to claim.

Document information

Published: 11 April 2014

Updated: 6 April 2017

+ full page history

  1. This guidance has been updated to reflect 2017 to 2018 forms with new tax year changes effective from 6 April 2017.
  2. Address label (CH3) attached to bottom of Child Benefit claim form (CH2): print then complete pdf.
  3. English and Welsh version of form CH2 and CH2 Notes have been updated to reflect new tax year changes.
  4. English and Welsh version of form CH2, CH2 Notes and CH2 (CS) have been updated to reflect new tax year changes.
  5. The CH3 address label on the CH2 has been adjusted so it's now on 1 page.
  6. The 2015 to 2016 form has been added to this page.
  7. New versions of forms Child Benefit claim form (CH2): print then complete and Child Benefit: getting your claim right (CH2 Notes).
  8. Added translation

From: HM Revenue & Customs

Part of: Child Benefit forms Child Benefit