Child Benefit is a payment made to people who are responsible for bringing up a child aged below 16 or a young person under 20, if they are still in full-time education or on certain approved training courses.
The benefit is paid every four weeks, either on a Monday or a Tuesday, and there is no limit to how many children a parent or guardian can claim for.
It is also a means tested benefit, which means that income below £50,000 and savings do not impact the amount a person receives and you do not need to have paid any National Insurance contributions to get it.
The new financial year started on April 6 which brought about a whole host of payment changes for those receiving benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), including.
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