Form

Report changes to your child's circumstances that may affect Child Benefit

Use the online service to tell the Child Benefit Office about changes to your child's circumstances.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 20 May 2013
• Last updated: 7 February 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Apply through Government Gateway

http://www.tax.service.gov.uk/digital-forms/form/child-benefit-child-change-of-circumstances/draft/guide

Details

How to use the online form

You’ll need to either:

• sign in with your Government Gateway user ID and password (if you do not have a user ID, you can create one when you first try to sign in)
• use your email address to get a confirmation code that you can use to sign in

You can also report other changes that affect your Child Benefit.

Only the Child Benefit claimant can tell the Child Benefit office about a change of circumstances.

Published 20 May 2013

Last updated 7 February 2024 + show all updates

1. 7 February 2024

   Information has been added to confirm that only Child Benefit claimants are able to tell the Child Benefit office about a change in circumstances.

2. 23 November 2023

   Welsh translation added.

3. 22 August 2016

   The email version of this form has been removed.

4. 30 November 2015

   An online service is now available.

5. 20 May 2013

   First published.