We wanted to let you know that the amount you can earn before you need to start paying the charge has increased from £50,000 to £60,000. If you and your partner both have an adjusted net income of less than £60,000, you no longer have to pay the charge.
If you or your partner have an adjusted net income between £60,000 and £80,000 it can still be worth your while financially to claim, so it’s worth checking what you would get.
There’s more to Child Benefit than just payments too — you’ll also:
• receive National Insurance credits which count towards your State Pension
• make sure your child automatically gets a National Insurance number when they’re 16
years old
Claiming on the HMRC app or online is quick and easy.
From 7 April 2025, parents will receive £26.05 per week – or £1,354.60 a year – for the eldest or only child and £17.25 per week – or £897 a year – for each additional child. Child Benefit is usually paid every 4 weeks and will automatically be paid into a bank account. There is no limit to how many children parents can claim for.
If you already claim but have opted out of payments and would like to restart these, you don’t need to claim again – the parent or carer that originally claimed can simply opt back in quickly and easily through the app or online.
Get on it – download the HMRC app
You can view and manage your claim quicky and easily on the HMRC app. This includes viewing payments, proof of entitlement and adding additional children – all without needing to call HMRC.
By downloading the app, sign-in can be even faster with a PIN, fingerprint or facial recognition too– giving you everything you need to know about your Child Benefit claim at your fingertips.
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