child benefit
Britishnoun
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Despite the name, it does not affect child benefit - but relates to tax credits and universal credit payments if you have or had a third or subsequent child born after 6 April 2017.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025
The UK's tax body is reviewing its decisions to strip child benefit from about 23,500 claimants after it used travel data to conclude they had left the country permanently.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025
Families say they felt they were treated like criminals when child benefit payments were wrongly stopped after going on holiday abroad due to errors.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025
It said a dedicated team had now been set up to handle disputes and processes had been streamlined to make it easier for people to confirm they remain eligible for child benefit payments.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025
Nicola Gorton, from Oldbury, also received a letter saying she was being investigated for child benefit fraud, following a holiday, and that her payments had been stopped.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025
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