All news on the topic: Child benefit

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Tories' 'nasty' two-child benefit limit having 'devastating' impact on families
Six years after the controversial policy - one of ex-Chancellor George Osborne's austerity measures - was first rolled out, a Child Poverty Action Group survey shows families struggling to pay food and energy
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DWP benefit and Universal Credit payment shake-up happening this week
If your benefit payment date falls on a bank holiday date, you will likely be paid earlier than usual - but this means you'll have to make your money last longer
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Warning over Child Benefit tax 'trap' that could see you owe HMRC money
If you’re on a higher income, you could face having to pay the High Income Child Benefit (HICB) tax charge - here is everything you need to be aware of to avoid a fine
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Parents of truanting children should have benefits docked, says Michael Gove
Tory Cabinet minister Michael Gove warned the government could revive plans to penalise families, but teaching unions said targeting benefit payments would just end up hurting children
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DWP benefit payment dates over Easter 2023 for Universal Credit, PIP and more
If you’re due a benefit payment on one of the two Easter bank holiday days, you may find you get paid on a different date - here is everything you need to know
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16 DWP benefits that could boost your income during the cost of living crisis
It's never been more important that you check what you are entitled to claim as during the current cost of living crisis, the extra cash or discount you could get may really help
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Thousands of parents have just weeks left to check Child Benefit or risk fine
Child Benefit is a monthly payment available to parents or anyone in charge or looking after a child, but if you earn over £50,000, you will be liable to pay back some - or all - of it back