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Claim Child Benefit if you cannot claim online

How to claim Child Benefit if you cannot make a claim online.

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Child Benefit claim form

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Additional child form

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Child Benefit claim notes

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Use these forms if you cannot claim Child Benefit online

Fill in Child Benefit form CH2 and send it to the Child Benefit Office. The address is on the form.

If you’re claiming for more than 2 children, complete the additional child CH2(CS) form and send it with your CH2.

You can use the Child Benefit claim notes to help you complete the form.

If you cannot claim online or by using these forms, you can contact HMRC to claim by phone.

Published 5 June 2023
Last updated 6 November 2023 + show all updates
  1. Child Benefit claim forms and notes have been updated for both English and Welsh versions.

  2. Added translation