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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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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

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

She told the BBC's Money Box programme that about 18 months after the trip she received a letter saying the child benefit for her son had been stopped.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 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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