Parents and guardians can use the Government’s online service or the HMRC app to tell HMRC about their child’s plans to remain in education
after a child turns 16 – unless that child is continuing in approved education or training.
Parents or guardians must inform HMRC if this applies to their child to continue receiving payments. Here’s how to extend your claim if this applies to your family, and all the other information you need to know about child benefit.You get child benefit if you’re responsible for bringing up a child who is:Only one person can receive child benefit for a child.
You can get child benefit for a child you are fostering as long as the local council is not paying anything towards their accommodation or maintenance.starts paid work for 24 hours or more a week and is no longer in approved education or training;starts getting certain benefits in their own right, such as income support, employment and support allowance, or tax credits.
Child benefit continues for 20 weeks if 16 or 17-year-olds leave education or training and register with the armed services or a government-sponsored careers service.Child benefit is typically paid every four weeks, on a Monday or Tuesday. You can have the money paid weekly if you’re a single parent or getting certain other benefits, such as income support.For your first child you will receive £24 per week.Any child benefit payments you get will count towards the benefit cap.
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