child benefit

British

noun

(in Britain, Canada and New Zealand) a regular government payment to the parents of children up to a certain age

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"I'm hopeful the chancellor will do the right thing on child benefit."

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

This policy is specifically directed at universal credit and tax credits, not child benefit.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

There is often a misconception that the two-child limit affects the payment of child benefit, because it is called the two-child benefit cap.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

In September, the government began a crackdown on child benefit fraud which it believes could save £350m over five years.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 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

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