All news on the topic: Child benefit

Ali Bana Mohamed, from Manchester, was issued an ultimatum to return costs of £2million or be faced with further jail time - it comes after he made an elaborate scheme to claim benefits

New Year's Day (January 1) falls on a Monday, so if you're due a benefit payment on this date, you'll be paid the previous working day - we explain everything you need to know

Tommy and Shelley Roche scooped £3,790,637.42 after placing a £1 bet on an online casino game they had never played before - and it completely changed their lives

Christmas Day (December 25) and Boxing Day (December 26) are both bank holidays, which means you'll be paid the previous working day if you're due a benefit payment

Enfield Council was given £ 5.6million from the Government and has decided to provide struggling households with cash payments of up to £250 - however in "exceptional circumstances" you could receive more

There are nine benefits which the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is legally required to increase in line with inflation each April, but others should rise too

The benefit cap, which is a limit on the total amount households can claim, is not being raised next April - and at the same time, benefit payments are set to rise by 6.7%

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) changed the eligibility rules for bereavement payments earlier this year - but there is a deadline for backdated payments

Daria, 34, is being investigated for the murder of her children after one of her surviving kids spotted a body inside her flat in Russia - before she was turned into police by her mother

Mum Danielle Muirhead, 32, from Walton, Liverpool, scammed over £36,000 in Universal Credit, Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit after her two youngest children went into care in March 2018

The MoneySavingExpert.com founder told viewers of the Martin Lewis Money Show on ITV to check which partner is claiming child benefit to ensure they receive the full state pension amount

If your child is 16 years old, it’s vital to check whether you are still eligible to claim child benefit. If so, you will need to inform HMRC using one of these methods for the payments to continue

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is rumoured to be considering slashing the welfare bill by around £1.3 billion by not increasing benefits in the usual way

Those who look after children could be entitled to Specified Adult Childcare Credits, which is awarded when parents sign over National Insurance Credits

Christmas Day (December 25) is on a Monday this year, with Boxing Day (December 26) falling on the Tuesday - then we've got New Year's Day (January 1) on the following Monday

Financial expert Martin Lewis is telling people to keep their eyes out for a letter from HMRC which could be worth thousands. He's explained what to look out for

More than 1 million children are living in "horrifying levels of destitution", with many struggling to get food and stay warm. Let us know what you think should be done in our poll

The move could push an additional 400,000 UK children into absolute poverty

The Shadow Work and Pensions speech to Labour's annual conference came amid calls for a Child Poverty Act and an end to the controversial two-child benefit limit

It is thought that around 210,000 people could potentially be affected by the Government error, and HMRC is now writing to them to let them know they could be owed some money

It comes as figures show a whopping £19 billion worth of benefits go unclaimed each year across the UK - as many don't realise what they are entitled to

The Education Secretary was on the airwaves this week talking about A-level results - I think she was trying to help out people who might have not have done as well as they hoped

Elysia Asensio and fiancé Christian Orme say they have not been offered a viable alternative, so they are instead having pay £800 a month to pitch their tent on farmland

If you get Child Benefit and your child is staying on in full-time education after the age of 16, you may be allowed to keep receiving payments - but this isn't an automatic process

Angela Gilmour, from Renfrewshire, is missing out on around £200 of additional support every month as a result of the two-child benefit cap, which looks unlikely to be scrapped