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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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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

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

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

It added that child benefit was paid to more than 6.9 million families, supporting 11.9 million children, and that those receiving letters accounted for 0.34% of all those claiming the benefit.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 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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