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Do you claim child benefit?

Created 5 March 2024 | Edited 19 March 2024

Child Benefit is for parents of children under 16 (or 20 and in full-time education). It can be worth more than £17,000 and gives you state pension-boosting national insurance credits - see Martin's latest need-to-knows above for more. We want to know whether you claim Child Benefit, and if not, why not? Vote in this week's poll.

Child Benefit is for parents of children under 16 (or 20 and in full-time education). It can be worth more than £17,000 and gives you state pension-boosting national insurance credits - see Martin's latest need-to-knows above for more. We want to know whether you claim Child Benefit, and if not, why not? Vote in this week's poll.

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