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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…
Child Tax Credits if you're responsible for one child or more - how much you get, eligibility, claim tax credits
You can only make a claim for Child Tax Credit if you already get Working…
How much Child Tax Credit you get depends on your circumstances. You must…
All benefits, pensions and allowances are paid into an account (a bank…
You can only claim Child Tax Credit for children you’re responsible for.…
Child Trust Fund accounts - find a lost account, how to make payments, managing the account
A Child Trust Fund is a long-term tax-free savings account for children…
Contact your Child Trust Fund provider directly if you know who the…
If you’re the main contact for the Child Trust Fund account you’re called…
Anyone can pay money into a Child Trust Fund account. The Child Trust Fund…
On your child’s 18th birthday, the Child Trust Fund matures. This means…
Some children looked after by local authorities have a Child Trust Fund…
If your child is terminally ill you can take money out of their Child…
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.
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.
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.
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
This document includes guidance on first-time applicants, renewals, parental responsibility, court orders and loco parentis.
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.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse on your platform.
Information about eligibility, claiming and when Child Benefit stops
Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care
Proof of Child Benefit - what you can use.
How to make arrangements for your children if you divorce or separate, mediation and how to apply for a court order if you cannot agree.
See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use
Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16
Tax credits for children aged 16 or over - approved education, approved training and when Child Tax Credit stops or continues.
Child Benefit if you've moved to the UK from abroad - who qualifies and which countries have an agreement with the UK
Resources to help keep children healthy and well from preconception to adulthood.
The Month of the Military Child each April celebrates Service children.
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