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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)…

• When and how it's paid

  Child Benefit is usually paid every 4 weeks on a Monday or Tuesday. You…

• Who can get Child Benefit

  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…

Child Trust Fund accounts - find a lost account, how to make payments, managing the account

• Overview

  A Child Trust Fund is a long-term tax-free savings account for children…

• Find a Child Trust Fund

  Contact your Child Trust Fund provider directly if you know who the…

• Managing the account

  If you’re the main contact for the Child Trust Fund account you’re called…

• Adding money to the account

  Anyone can pay money into a Child Trust Fund account. The Child Trust Fund…

• What happens when your child is 18

  On your child’s 18th birthday, the Child Trust Fund matures. This means…

• Accounts for children in care

  Some children looked after by local authorities have a Child Trust Fund…

• If your child is terminally ill or dies

  If your child is terminally ill you can take money out of their Child…

Child Tax Credits if you're responsible for one child or more - how much you get, eligibility, claim tax credits

• Overview

  You can only make a claim for Child Tax Credit if you already get Working…

• If you're making a new claim

  You can only make a claim for Child Tax Credit if you already get Working…

• You're already claiming Child Tax Credit

  How much Child Tax Credit you get depends on your circumstances. You must…

• How you're paid

  All benefits, pensions and allowances are paid into an account (a bank…

• How to claim

  You can only make a claim for Child Tax Credit if you already get Working…

• Responsibility for a child

  You can only claim Child Tax Credit for children you’re responsible for.…

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.

Information about eligibility, claiming and when Child Benefit stops

• Updated: 24 June 2015

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.

This document includes guidance on first-time applicants, renewals, parental responsibility, court orders and loco parentis.

• Updated: 14 February 2011

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.

The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk

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.