Benefits and support

You can get Child Benefit if you are responsible for bringing up a child who is:

• under 16
• under 20 if they stay in approved education or training.

Child Benefit is paid every 4 weeks.

You get a larger payment for your eldest or only child, then a smaller payment for each additional child. There is no limit to how many children you can claim for.

Make a Child Benefit claim

You can claim Child Benefit as soon as you’ve registered the birth of your child, or they come to live with you.

Make a claim for Child Benefit – GOV.UK

Filling in the form means:

• you will get National Insurance credits to go towards your state pension
• your child is registered to receive their own National Insurance number just before they turn 16 years old

You and your partner's income

If your or your partner’s individual income is over £50,000, you may have to pay back some of your Child Benefit in tax.

If your or your partner’s individual income is over £60,000, filling in the Child Benefit form, even if you opt out of getting payments, has multiple advantages.