Claim Child Benefit: How to claim - GOV.UK

The person who claims will get National Insurance credits towards their state pension if they are not working or earn less than £190 per week. Make a claim for ... Skiptomaincontent CookiesonGOV.UK Weusesomeessentialcookiestomakethiswebsitework. We’dliketosetadditionalcookiestounderstandhowyouuseGOV.UK,rememberyoursettingsandimprovegovernmentservices. Wealsousecookiessetbyothersitestohelpusdelivercontentfromtheirservices. Acceptadditionalcookies Rejectadditionalcookies Viewcookies Youcanchangeyourcookiesettingsatanytime. Hidethismessage Home Childcareandparenting Financialhelpifyouhavechildren ClaimChildBenefit Skiptocontentsofguide Contents Howitworks Whatyou'llget Eligibility Howtoclaim Makeachangetoyourclaim Gethelpwithyourclaim Howtoclaim YoucanclaimChildBenefitassoonasyou’veregisteredthebirthofyourchild,ortheycometolivewithyou. Howlongittakes Itcantakeupto16weekstoprocessanewChildBenefitclaim(orlongerifyou’renewtotheUK).ChildBenefitcanbebackdatedforupto3months. Decidingwhoshouldclaim OnlyonepersoncangetChildBenefitforachild,soyouneedtodecidewhetherit’sbetterforyouortheotherparenttoclaim.ThepersonwhoclaimswillgetNationalInsurancecreditstowardstheirstatepensioniftheyarenotworkingorearnlessthan£190perweek. Makeaclaimforthefirsttime FillinChildBenefitclaimformCH2andsendittotheChildBenefitOffice.Theaddressisontheform. YoucanapplyforChildBenefitbeforeregisteringthebirth,ifyoucannotgetanappointmentwitharegisterofficebeforeyourchildis3monthsold. Ifyourchildisadopted,sendtheiroriginaladoptioncertificatewiththeform.Youcanorderanewadoptioncertificateifyou’velosttheoriginal. Ifyoudonothavetheadoptioncertificateyouneed,sendyourclaimformnowandsendthecertificateonceyou’vegotit. Ifyourchild’sbirthwasregisteredoutsidetheUK Whenyousendyourclaimform,includeyourchild’s: originalbirthcertificate passportortraveldocumentusedtoentertheUK Ifyou’velosttheoriginalyoucanorderanewbirthcertificate. Yourchild’sdocumentswillusuallybereturnedwithin4weeks. Addachildtoanexistingclaim CalltheChildBenefithelplineifallofthefollowingapply: yourchildisunder6monthsoldandliveswithyou yourchildwasbornintheUK yourchild’sbirthwasregisteredinEngland,ScotlandorWalesmorethan24hoursago you’reaUKorIrishnationalandyou’velivedintheUKsincethestartofyourclaim Whenyoucall,you’llneedyour: NationalInsurancenumber child’sbirthcertificate(ifyou’veregisteredthebirth) ChildBenefithelpline Telephone:03002003100 Welshlanguage:03002001900 Textphone:03002003103 OutsideUK:+441612103086 MondaytoFriday,8amto6pm Findoutaboutcallcharges Ifyoudonotmeetthecriteriatoaddachildbyphone You’llneedtomakeanewclaimbypost.FillinChildBenefitformCH2andsendittotheChildBenefitOffice.Theaddressisontheform. Ifyou’reclaimingformorethan2children,alsoincludethe‘additionalchildren’form. IfyouregisteredthebirthinNorthernIreland You’llneedtosendthebirthcertificatebypostwhenyouhaveit. HMRevenueandCustoms-ChildBenefitOffice POBox1 NewcastleUponTyne NE881AA UnitedKingdom ClaimingChildBenefitforsomeoneelse Youmaybeabletomanagesomeoneelse’sChildBenefitclaim. Previous : Eligibility Next : Makeachangetoyourclaim Viewaprintableversionofthewholeguide Relatedcontent ReportchangesthataffectyourChildBenefit ChildBenefitwhenyourchildturns16 ChildBenefitpaymentdates ProveyouqualifyforChildBenefit HighIncomeChildBenefitTaxCharge +4more ChildBenefittaxcalculator,ChildTaxCredit,Benefitscalculators,andChildBenefitifachildorparentdies Explorethetopic Benefitsandfinancialsupportforfamilies ChildBenefit Financialhelpifyouhavechildren Isthispageuseful? Maybe Yesthispageisuseful Nothispageisnotuseful Thankyouforyourfeedback Reportaproblemwiththispage Close HelpusimproveGOV.UK Don’tincludepersonalorfinancialinformationlikeyourNationalInsurancenumberorcreditcarddetails. Thisfieldisforrobotsonly.Pleaseleaveblank Whatwereyoudoing? Whatwentwrong? Send Close HelpusimproveGOV.UK TohelpusimproveGOV.UK,we’dliketoknowmoreaboutyourvisittoday.We’llsendyoualinktoafeedbackform.Itwilltakeonly2minutestofillin.Don’tworrywewon’tsendyouspamorshareyouremailaddresswithanyone. Emailaddress Sendmethesurvey