child benefit
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In order to receive child benefit, which is paid every four weeks, one parent should make a claim, external.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
She says that without it - and UK-administered child benefit - her family would be "really struggling".
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
The cap does not affect child benefit, which is paid to families where the highest-earning parent earns less than £80,000.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025
Eve's child benefit has now been reinstated with missing payments backdated.
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
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