New Child Benefit update for people making a new claim online or adding to an existing one
dailyrecord.co.ukHM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has updated online guidance for parents or guardians making a new claim for Child Benefit. You can claim Child Benefit if you are responsible for bringing up a child who is under 16, or 20 if they stay in approved education or training.Only one person can claim Child Benefit and HMRC advises that if you are in a couple and one of you does not work, or earns less than £242 a week, then that person should make the claim to help protect their State Pension.
There’s no limit to how many children you can claim for and you do not need to be the parent of the child to get the financial support worth £21.80 every week for the eldest or only child, and £14.45 per additional child.However, a new update on GOV.UK explains that you can only use the online form if you and your partner have always lived in the UK - unless you or your partner are a member of HM Forces or civil servants abroad.By claiming Child Benefit, you can get:If you choose not to get Child Benefit payments, you should still fill in and send off the claim form to get the other advantages.HMRC also warns people not to delay making a claim for Child Benefit as it can only be backdated by up to three months.It said: “Claim as soon as your baby is born and registered or once a child comes to live with you, including adoption.”You can claim Child Benefit as soon as you’ve registered the birth of your child, or they come to live with you.It can take up to 16 weeks to process a new Child Benefit claim and may longer if you’re new to the UK.You can find out about making a new claim, or adding an additional child to an existing claim on GOV.UK here.Scottish Child Payment is a devolved weekly payment of £25 each week that you can get for every
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