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Child Benefit - child benefit rates, eligibility, how to claim, child benefit claim form CH2.
You get Child Benefit if you’re responsible for bringing up a child who…
There are 2 Child Benefit rates. Who the allowance is for Rate (weekly)…
Only one person can get Child Benefit for a child. You normally qualify…
You can claim Child Benefit 48 hours after you’ve registered the birth of…
You must report any change of circumstances to the Child Benefit Office.…
Contact the Child Benefit Office if you have any questions. If you…
Use this calculator to work out an amount of child maintenance for your children.
How to set up or manage a child maintenance arrangement, including what to do if a parent does not pay, how to contact the Child Maintenance Service, and signing in to your account.
Child maintenance covers how your child’s living costs will be paid when…
Your child needs to be under 16 - or under 20 if they are in full-time…
You can either arrange child maintenance: privately between parents, if…
If you use the Child Maintenance Service, they will work out your child…
Sign in to your Child Maintenance Service account to: report a change in…
If you or the other parent in your child maintenance case denies that…
There are some changes you must tell the Child Maintenance Service about…
Sign in to your online account If you already have a Child Maintenance…
Make a complaint Follow the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)…
You can make a private arrangement with your child’s other parent about…
If you're a parent registered for Tax-Free Childcare or free childcare if you're working, sign in to pay into your account, reconfirm your eligibility, update your details.
Get a passport for your child or baby - renewals and first child passports, application form, supporting paperwork, eligibility, costs…
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.
Child Benefit for 16 to 19 year olds - when payments stop or continue, approved education or training, extensions.
Child Trust Fund accounts - find a lost account, how to make payments, managing the account
How to apply for free childcare if you're working.
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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.
How to confirm your income and support a student's application for loans or grants - when to submit, which tax year, and change your details.
Contact details, webchat and helplines for enquiries with HMRC on tax, Self Assessment, Child Benefit or tax credits (including Welsh language services).
Estimate the Child Benefit you've received and your High Income Child Benefit tax charge
The rules for child car seats and booster seats - height, weight, age, type of vehicle, car, minibus, licensed taxi
Child Tax Credits if you're responsible for one child or more - how much you get, eligibility, claim tax credits
Proof of Child Benefit - what you can use.
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.…
See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use…
Sign into or set up a personal tax account to check and manage HMRC records, including Income Tax, change of address, Self Assessment and company car tax.
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