All news on the topic: Child benefit

In the recent MSE email, parents of children who are aged 16 and in full-time education could risk losing their benefits if they fail to contact HMRC before the end of this month

There is a bank holiday on Monday, August 28, for people living in England and Wales - or in Scotland, the summer bank holiday is slightly earlier on Monday, August 7

Labour officials saw off attempts to get the party to scrap the Tory two-child benefit cap, along with calls to widen free school meals provision, as the leadership keeps a tight grip on spending plans

Speaking at the party’s National Policy Forum in Nottingham, the Labour leader told officials they must “learn the lessons” from their narrow by-election defeat in Uxbridge

Child Benefit is a monthly payment available to parents or anyone in charge of looking after a child - it is worth £24 a week for the first child and £15.90 a week for any additional child

As of February this year, cohabiting parents with dependent children can apply for Bereavement Support Payment or Widowed Parent’s Allowance following the death of their partner

Appearing alongside Tony Blair at a conference in London, Keir Starmer said people only agreed with making difficult choices as an idea rather than in reality as he faced a backlash over his plan to keep the Tory two-child benefit cap

The controversial austerity-era policy is set to be raised at a meeting of the party's top team on Tuesday with a Shadow Cabinet source saying: 'A lot of us are deeply troubled by it'

The austerity dogma doesn't work, and the nation knows it says Fleet Street Fox. Keir Starmer needs to spend for Labour to gain full power

Keir Starmer said Labour is 'not changing that policy' after mounting pressure from his own side to ditch the cruel two-child limit that has been blamed for pushing families into poverty

Benefit claimants who are due to receive a payment on a bank holiday will likely receive their money earlier than normal, as welfare payments are not normally processed on bank holidays.

HMRC will look at National Insurance records to identify as many people as possible, then the DWP will recalculate your state pension and check if you are due any arrears

Elderly relatives could be entitled to Specified Adult Childcare Credits, which are awarded when parents sign over National Insurance (NI) credits and can boost your state pension

The Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary said the policy ushered in by austerity Tory ex-Chancellor George Osborne is 'absolutely keeping children in poverty'

Child Benefit can give parents an extra few hundred pounds every year and they continue to get the cash until 20 if their child stays in full time education or training

In the latest newsletter from Martin Lewis and the Money Saving Expert team, people who earn less than £60,000 have been urged to carry out a simple ten-minute check to see if they're missing out on any cash

Benefits will be paid early for some people this week - but being paid early does mean you need to make your money last, as you’ll have a longer wait until your next payment

There are rules when claiming Child Benefit and sometimes parents are not aware of them and are caught out - which causes their benefit payments to stop

Some low income households were found to be missing out on £4,000 worth of support each year

Child Benefit can give parents an extra few hundred pounds every year, however, some are at risk of actually losing money if they claim - Mirror Money explains everything you need to know

There is a bank holiday coming up in early May - and if you’re due a benefit payment on a bank holiday, you normally get paid on the previous working day

The High Income Child Benefit Charge was introduced in 2013 and impacts people who earn over £50,000 and claim Child Benefit

When you reach state pension age, some of your existing benefits will stop - but you may become eligible for different payments instead to help if you have low income in retirement

The Child Poverty Action Group said the controversial cap has played a big role in rising child poverty - but do you think the policy should be scrapped?

If you were due to receive a benefit normally on Good Friday or Easter Monday, then it is likely you would have been paid today instead as this is the last working day before Easter