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If you get Tax-Free Childcare or Free Childcare for Working Parents, sign in to confirm your details are up to date, pay money in or apply for an additional child.
What Tax-Free Childcare is, who can get it and how to apply.
Tax-Free Childcare can help with the cost of paying for childcare. You’ll…
Whether you can get Tax-Free Childcare depends on: your child’s age and…
You cannot get Tax-Free Childcare at the same time as claiming Universal…
Use this service to apply for Tax-Free Childcare. If you live in England,…
To keep getting Tax-Free Childcare you must sign in to your childcare…
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)…
Child Benefit is usually paid every 4 weeks on a Monday or Tuesday. You…
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…
Help with the cost of paying for approved childcare - Tax-Free Childcare, 15 and 30 hours childcare, childcare vouchers, Learner Support.
If you live in England and work you may be able to get free childcare for a child aged 9 months to 4 years old. Check if you're eligible and how and when to apply.
High Income Child Benefit Charge - check if you're affected, how and when to pay this tax charge, opt out, restart Child Benefit payments or tell HMRC about a change in your circumstances.
Estimate the Child Benefit you've received and your High Income Child Benefit tax charge
Find out when your Child Benefit payments are due, and payment dates for bank holidays.
Help for children under 16 with disabilities - DLA rate, eligibility, how to apply, claim form.
Sure Start Maternity Grant is a £500 payment to help with the costs of a new baby: what you'll get, eligibility and how to apply (claim form SF100).
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.
Maternity or Paternity Leave or Pay, or Maternity Allowance for parents
Check what help you could get with childcare through Tax-Free Childcare, Free Childcare for Working Parents and free education and childcare for 2 to 4-year-olds.
Find out how to register a birth - who can register, birth certificates
Maternity Allowance is paid to pregnant women who do not get Statutory Maternity Pay - rate, eligibility, apply, form MA1
Check if your council offers free early education and childcare.
Proof of Child Benefit - what you can use.
See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use
Disabled Facilities Grants help towards the costs of making changes to your home so you can continue to live there
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