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Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Child Benefit error means hundreds of families are owed £2,600 from HMRC
You could be owed money if you were the parent of a child aged between 16 to 19 who continued their education or training outside of regular schools between April 2014 and August 2025 Hundreds of families could be in line for payouts from HMRC following a major Child Benefit error. It is estimated that around 500 families missed out on Child Benefit they were entitled to. You could be owed money if you were the parent of a child aged between 16 to 19 who continued their education or training outside of regular schools between April 2014 and August 2025. The correction exercise is expected to cost £1million, with families potentially owed £2,600 each. HMRC expects to have issued all the payouts by October 2026. New amendments to Child Benefit regulations will take effect from September 2025 to correct the error. This will remove the requirement that if education is provided outside a school or college, it must have begun before the person turned 16. 'Full time' education can also be less than 12 hours a week if that is the maximum that a person can study due to illness or disability. An HMRC spokesperson said: "About seven million families received child benefit last year. We have identified that a very small number, about 500 over 10 years, may not have been paid their correct entitlement. We are working with stakeholders to help reach them and will share details on how they can claim soon." Child Benefit is worth £26.05 a week for your first child, then £17.25 for any additional child. You can claim Child Benefit if you're responsible for a child under the age of 16, or if they are under the age of 20 and still in approved education or training. If they are continuing with education or training after the age of 16, then you need to notify HMRC and update your benefit claim. This is because your Child Benefit will automatically stop on August 31 on or after your child's 16th birthday. You also need to let HMRC know if your child leaves their approved education or training before the course is complete. Approved education or training can include A-Levels, NVQs or even home education, but it does not include university or BTEC qualifications. Child Benefit is claimed by more than seven million families. It is paid every four weeks, on a Monday or Tuesday, by HMRC. In order to be eligible for Child Benefit, your child normally has to live with you, or you pay at least the same amount as Child Benefit toward looking after them. If you, or your partner, are on a high income, then you may have to pay back some of your Child Benefit. If either you earn over £60,000, you have to pay back 1% of your Child Benefit for every £200 you earn over £60,000.
Daily Mirror
6 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Child Benefit payments will stop for thousands of parents unless they act now
You can claim Child Benefit if you're responsible for a child under the age of 16, or if they are under the age of 20 and still in approved education or training Thousands of parents will have their Child Benefit payments stopped next month unless they update their claim. Child Benefit is worth £26.05 a week for your first child, then £17.25 for any additional child. You can claim Child Benefit if you're responsible for a child under the age of 16, or if they are under the age of 20 and still in approved education or training. If they are continuing with education or training after the age of 16, then you need to notify HMRC and update your benefit claim. This is because your Child Benefit will automatically stop on August 31 on or after your child's 16th birthday. You also need to let HMRC know if your child leaves their approved education or training before the course is complete. Approved education or training can include A-Levels, NVQs or even home education, but it does not include university or BTEC qualifications. Child Benefit is claimed by more than seven million families. It is paid every four weeks, on a Monday or Tuesday, by HMRC. In order to be eligible for Child Benefit, your child normally has to live with you, or you pay at least the same amount as Child Benefit toward looking after them. You can claim Child Benefit if you fostered a child, as long as the local council is not paying anything towards their accommodation or maintenance, or if you adopted your child. You may also be entitled if you're looking after a child for a friend or relative. There is no limit for how many children you can claim Child Benefit for, but if two people look after a child, only one person can claim Child Benefit. If you, or your partner, are on a high income, then you may have to pay back some of your Child Benefit. If either you earn over £60,000, you have to pay back 1% of your Child Benefit for every £200 you earn over £60,000. This is known as the High Income Child Benefit Charge. Once you earn over £80,000, you pay back 100% of your Child Benefit. The upcoming bank holiday on Monday, August 25 means some Child Benefit payments will be issued on a different day. If you're due a Child Benefit payment on Monday, August 25, you'll receive your money on Friday, August 22 instead. The amount you get paid will not change. If you live in Scotland, there is another bank holiday on Monday, August 4. Those who are due a Child Benefit payment on this date will be paid later, on Tuesday, August 5, instead.
Daily Mirror
22-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Child Benefit payment date changing next month for thousands of parents
Child Benefit is paid to someone who is responsible for looking after someone under the age of 16, or sometimes under the age of 20 if they're in approved education or training Parents claiming Child Benefit may see their payments affected by the August bank holiday next month. Child Benefit is paid to someone who is responsible for looking after someone under the age of 16, or sometimes under the age of 20 if they're in approved education or training. It is worth £26.05 a week for your first child, then £17.25 a week for any additional child you may have. Child Benefit is paid on a Monday or Tuesday, but the upcoming bank holiday on Monday, August 25 means some payments will be issued earlier than normal. On the website, it explains you're due a Child Benefit payment on Monday, August 25, you'll receive your money on Friday, August 22 instead. The amount you get paid will not change. If you do get paid earlier, keep in mind that you will have to make your money last longer as you'll have a longer wait until your next payment. If you live in Scotland, there is another bank holiday on Monday, August 4. Those who are due a Child Benefit payment on this date will be paid later, on Tuesday, August 5, instead. Child Benefit is paid every four weeks by HMRC and is claimed by more than seven million families. In order to claim Child Benefit, you need to live in the UK and the child normally needs to live with you, or you pay at least the same amount as Child Benefit towards looking after them. There is no limit to the number of children you can claim Child Benefit for, but only one person can claim Child Benefit for each child. You can claim Child Benefit if you fostered a child, as long as the local council is not paying anything towards their accommodation or maintenance. If your child is over the age of 16, but is still under 20, then you can only get Child Benefit if they're in approved education or training, such as A-Levels or NVQs. Your child must be staying in approved education or training for 12 hours or more each week, and courses won't count if they're paid for by an employer. If you're a high earner, you may have to pay back some of your Child Benefit. You get the full amount of Child Benefit if you, or your partner, earn less than £60,000 per year. If one of you earns over £60,000, you have to pay some of the benefit back at a rate of 1% for every £200 you earn over £60,000. Once you start earning over £80,000, then the full amount of Child Benefit is paid back. You can claim Child Benefit 48 hours after you've registered the birth of your child, or once a child comes to live with you. It can be backdated for up to three months from the date you make the claim.
Daily Mirror
20-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Child Benefit change coming this summer for thousands of families
You normally pay the High Income Child Benefit Charge through self-assessment - but there will soon be the option to do this through your PAYE tax code instead The way higher income families pay back part of their Child Benefit is changing this summer. Child Benefit is worth £26.05 a week for your first child, then £17.25 for any additional child. It is a payment that is given to someone who is responsible for bringing up a child - but if you earn over a certain amount, you have to pay back part of your Child Benefit. If you, or your partner, earn over £60,000, you have to pay back 1% of your Child Benefit for every £200 you earn over £60,000. Once you earn over £80,000, you pay all your Child Benefit back. This is known as the High Income Child Benefit Charge. You normally pay the High Income Child Benefit Charge through self-assessment - but there will soon be the option to do this through your PAYE tax code instead. HMRC will contact families when a new digital system goes live, which is expected to happen this summer. You will still be able to pay the High Income Child Benefit Charge through self-assessment if you want to. In the 2022/23 tax year, 440,000 individuals paid a total of £525million in High Income Child Benefit Charge. Crucially, the figures above count per person - so if you are in a couple, you could both earn £59,000 and not be subject to the charge. You can make a claim for Child Benefit without getting the payments, in order to get National Insurance credits which count toward your state pension, if you don't want to pay the charge. The High Income Child Benefit Charge was previously £50,000 a year before you start to pay it back, but this was raised to £60,000 for the current tax year. Child Benefit is claimed by more than seven million families. You can claim Child Benefit if you're responsible for a child under the age of 16, or if they are under the age of 20 and still in approved education or training. This can include A-Levels, NVQs or even home education, but it does not include university or BTEC qualifications. The child normally has to live with you, or you pay at least the same amount as Child Benefit toward looking after them. You can claim Child Benefit if you fostered a child, as long as the local council is not paying anything towards their accommodation or maintenance, if you adopted your child. You may also be entitled if you're looking after a child for a friend or relative. There is no limit for how many children you can claim Child Benefit for, but if two people look after a child, only one person can claim Child Benefit. Child Benefit is paid every four weeks by HMRC on a Monday or Tuesday.
Daily Mirror
13-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mirror
HMRC says parents of teens could lose £1,350 Child Benefit if they don't act
Those claiming the benefit - and have a child aged 16 years who is continuing education or moving into approved training - will need to update their details to extend their claim before August 31 HMRC has issued a warning to parents of teenagers as they could see their Child Benefit payments stop if they don't act soon. Those claiming the benefit - and have a child aged 16 years who is continuing education or moving into approved training - will need to update their details to extend their claim before August 31. Claimed by 7.62million households in the UK, Child Benefit is currently worth £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. You're normally eligible if you're responsible for someone under the age of 16 - however, you may be able to keep on claiming until your child turns 20. When a child turns 16, it is up to the parent to tell the government if they want to keep claiming. The deadline for informing them is August. Under the rules, you continue to be eligible for Child Benefit if your child is undertaking 'approved' education or training for more than 12 hours a week. This includes studying for A levels, T levels, Scottish Highers, NVQs or similar qualifications, as well as traineeships. If your child is home-schooled, you will remain eligible if it began before the age of 16 or if the child has special educational needs or disabilities. You won't be eligible if your child is studying for an advanced course such as a university degree or BTEC Higher National Certificate, intermediate or advanced apprenticeship or a course paid for by an employer. Join Money Saving Club's specialist topics If your child is 16 years old and staying in approved education, then you will need to let HMRC know before the deadline. When your child leaves approved education or training, payments will stop getting Child Benefit at the end of February, May 31, August 31 or November 30, whichever comes first. HMRC is currently sending letters to thousands of households urging them to act. These letters will continue until the end of July. Parents can extend their claim through the HMRC app or online on The letters also contain a QR code, which will take them straight to the digital service on HMRC says updating your Child Benefit claim only takes "minutes." Last year, more than 870,000 parents extended their Child Benefit claim for their teen, with the majority doing so online. Myrtle Lloyd, HMRC's Director General for Customer Services, said: "Child Benefit is an important boost to families. As soon as you know what your teenager is planning to do, extend your claim in minutes to guarantee your payments continue in September. Simply go to or the HMRC app to confirm today.'
