Around seven million people currently make claims
If your partner is earning over £60,000 but you are not working or earning less than £113 a week, then you will still be able to claim.Your payments will automatically stop on August 31 the year your child turns 16 if you claim Child Benefit. But if your child is going to remain in full time education, full time training or they are joining the armed forces or a government-sponsored careers programme, then you can continue claiming the money until they turn 20.
You will need to take steps to notify HMRC about this and if you don’t, your payment will be stopped. If your child stays in education or training but then decides to leave, you will continue to get Child Benefit until whichever date after their birthday comes first:You may still be able to claim Child Benefit if you fail to update your details in time, but your payments might be late.
Child Benefit is the Government's way of acknowledging the extra costs involved with raising a child - but it could be stopped or reduced for these reasons.
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