Child Benefit
In this section:
- What is Child Benefit and who qualifies?
- Claiming Child Benefit
- Child Benefit payments
- Child Benefit when your child is aged 16 or over
- Child Benefit - changes you need to report
- Child Benefit and other benefits for parents
- If things go wrong with your Child Benefit claim
- Child Benefit forms and leaflets
Claiming Child Benefit
How to claim Child Benefit How to claim Child Benefit, where to get the claim form and when to make your claim
Child Benefit claim form (PDF 116K) Go to the Child Benefit claim form that you can print out and send to us
Help with the Child Benefit claim form Easy-to-follow explanations to help you fill in the Child Benefit claim form
Child Benefit and birth and adoption certificates Check which certificates you'll need to claim Child Benefit, and where to get replacements if you don't have them
Finding your Child Benefit number or proving you qualify Proving that you get Child Benefit and how to find your Child Benefit number
How claiming Child Benefit can protect your State Pension Claiming Child Benefit means you automatically qualify for pension protection - what this means and why it's important
More than one claim for Child Benefit for the same child Deciding who should claim Child Benefit if more than one person wants to claim for the same child
Getting Child Benefit on behalf of someone else Claiming or collecting Child Benefit on behalf of someone who is very young, ill or disabled
