TCTM03001 - Maximum Rates: Child Tax Credit

The Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002, Reg. 7

The Child Tax Credit contains several different elements, including additional amounts for a child or qualifying young person with a disability or a severe disability. The maximum value of each element is listed below, but the amount a claimant, or joint claimants, will get depend on their income.


Element Maximum annual rate - 2013-2014
Family element TCTM02250  £545
Child or young person element TCTM02250  £2,720
Disability element - where the child or young person is disabled** TCTM02250  £5,735
Severe disability element - where the child or young person is severely disabled** TCTM02250  £6,955

**The child or young person elements, including the higher amounts in respect of disability or severe disability, are mutually exclusive: one element, the highest for which the child or young person qualifies, will be payable for each child or young person.