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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…

Guidance and forms for claiming Child Benefit. Including how to claim, Guardians Allowance, payment dates, repaying overpayments, reporting changes, and complaints.

• Updated: 12 February 2024

Contact HMRC for information about eligibility, claiming and stopping Child Benefit, changing your personal details and making a complaint

• Updated: 13 March 2024

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.

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.

Proof of Child Benefit - what you can use.

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

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

Information about eligibility, claiming and when Child Benefit stops

• Updated: 24 June 2015

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