Parents of teenagers who have decided to stay in certain types of education or training after their GCSEs are being reminded to extend their Child Benefit claim.
Last year, 874,000 parents extended their claim, with more than half doing so online or through the HMRC app.
Reminder letters
Child Benefit will automatically stop on the 31st of August, on or after a child’s 16th birthday.
Around 1.5 million reminder letters have been sent out and should be received over the next few weeks.
These will prompt parents to go online to confirm if their teenager is staying in full-time education or approved training after they finish their GCSEs, so they can continue receiving their Child Benefit.
Claim extensions can be made using the HMRC app or GOV.UK, plus the letters will also include a QR code linking directly to the digital service.
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What you need to know about Child Benefit
- Child Benefit is worth £27.05 a week – or £1,406.60 a year – for the eldest or only child. You then receive £17.90 a week for each additional child.
- You do not need to wait for your letter to be able to extend Child Benefit.
- Parents only need to act if their teenager is starting a new course or qualifying training in September. Those already partway through a course previously notified to HMRC do not need to contact HMRC.
- Full-time education means more than an average of 12 hours a week of supervised study or course-related work experience. This includes homeschooling. If a child has an illness or disability, they may be able to do fewer hours where this is appropriate for them.
- Child Benefit cannot be claimed if a teenager’s course is part of a job contract.
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