Death Of A Child Action On Priority 1 Team (Info)

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All cases that involve the death of a child or young person will be dealt with by the Tax Credit Office (TCO) Priority 1 Team

On the Priority 1 Team you must follow the guidance in Death of A Child Referred To Priority 1 Team to deal with any aspects that involve

• Child Benefit

• Child Trust Fund

Or

• The issue of any forms required including tax credits claim forms

You must then determine if a tax credits claim has been made for the deceased child. If a claim has been made follow the guidance in the action guide for this subject to record the change on the claimant's record

If a child is stillborn, there is no entitlement to Child Tax Credit or Child Benefit for that child

Parents can register a stillbirth, but there is no birth certificate and so they are not eligible for Child Benefit
 

If you are dealing with a new claim or a claim that has not included the deceased child you must capture the date of birth details for the deceased child before amending the claim to include the date of death

You will have been informed of the following details. The child's

• Name

• Date of birth

• Date of death

And

• Details of any childcare costs incurred for the deceased child

You must always set the Manual Correspondence signal to ensure that no notices will be issued to the claimant until their records are correct

Note: The award of Child Tax Credit (CTC) can continue for 8 weeks after the date of death of the child