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Universal Credit is replacing 6 other benefits with a single monthly payment if you're out of work or on a low income - eligibility, how to prepare.

• What Universal Credit is

  Universal Credit is a payment to help with your living costs. It’s paid…

• Eligibility

  You may be able to get Universal Credit if you’re on a low income or need…

• What you'll get

  Universal Credit is paid monthly. How much you get depends on: your…

• How your wages affect your payments

  If you or your partner are working, how much Universal Credit you get will…

• How you're paid

  Universal Credit is paid once a month, usually into your bank, building…

• How to claim

  You can apply for Universal Credit online. You need to create an account…

• Get an advance on your first payment

  If you need help to pay your bills or cover other costs while you wait for…

• Your claimant commitment

  To get Universal Credit payments, you’ll need to accept an agreement…

• Report a change of circumstances

  You need to report changes to your circumstances so you keep getting the…

• Financial help and support

  If you need financial support, you can get help and advice from the…

Child Benefit - child benefit rates, eligibility, how to claim, child benefit claim form CH2.

• How it works

  You get Child Benefit if you’re responsible for bringing up a child who…

• What you'll get

  There are 2 Child Benefit rates. Who the allowance is for Rate (weekly)…

• Eligibility

  Only one person can get Child Benefit for a child. You normally qualify…

• Make a claim

  You can claim Child Benefit 48 hours after you’ve registered the birth of…

• Make a change to your claim

  You must report any change of circumstances to the Child Benefit Office.…

• Get help with your claim

  Contact the Child Benefit Office if you have any questions. If you…

High Income Child Benefit Charge - check if you're affected, how and when to pay this tax charge, opt out and restart Child Benefit payments.

• Overview

  You may have to pay the High Income Child Benefit Charge if you or your…

• Pay the tax charge

  To pay the tax charge, you must: register for Self Assessment fill in a…

• Opt out of Child Benefit payments

  To opt out of Child Benefit payments, you can either: fill in an online…

• Restart your Child Benefit payments

  You can restart your Child Benefit payments if: you’ve previously opted…

• If your circumstances change

  Your income changes You will not have to pay the tax charge if your or…

Estimate the Child Benefit you've received and your High Income Child Benefit tax charge

How and when to report changes that affect your Child Benefit payments, such as earnings going above £60,000. How to update a change of address or bank details.

Child Benefit for 16 to 19 year olds - when payments stop or continue, approved education or training, extensions.

Find out when your Child Benefit payments are due, and payment dates for bank holidays.

Benefit payments - payment dates, bank holidays, if you do not have a bank account, Post Office card accounts.

Proof of Child Benefit - what you can use.

How to claim Child Benefit if you cannot make a claim online.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs

Let the Child Benefit Office know that your child is staying in approved education or training after the age of 16 using the CH297 online form.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs

Tell the Child Benefit Office about changes to your family circumstances.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs

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

• From: HM Revenue & Customs

Child Benefit if you've moved to the UK from abroad - who qualifies and which countries have an agreement with the UK

Use the online service (CH459) to tell the Child Benefit Office that your child aged 16 or over has left approved education or training.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs

Guardian's Allowance help if you're looking after a child who is not your own - rates, eligibility, how to claim, appeal a decision.

Child Benefit if your child lives with someone else - when you can claim, multiple claims, change who gets the benefit

Tell HMRC if you think your Child Benefit has been overpaid, how to repay an overpayment.

How long you get Child Benefit payments for if you go abroad - for both short periods (holidays etc) and if you go to live abroad

Child Benefit if your child dies or the claimant dies - report the death, when to make a new claim, arrears