If Child Benefit was first paid for your child between 1 September 2002 and 5 April 2004, and they are eligible for an additional payment, then this extra payment will be slightly more than £250. The precise amount depends on when child benefit was first paid. See the table below.
Child Benefit first paid | Value of additional payment |
|---|
1 September 2002 - 5 April 2003 | £266 |
6 April 2003 - 5 April 2004 | £258 |
6 April 2004 - 5 April 2005 | £250 |
6 April 2005 – onwards | £250 |
The additional payment for children with Child Benefit first paid between from 6 April 2004 and 5 April 2005 is £250. The reason for this is that a Child Tax Credit award for children born in that tax year cannot be finalised until after that tax year has ended. This means that additional payments for these children will not be delayed compared with those for children born after 6 April 2005.
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What will I get?
Qualifying for the additional payment
Child Tax Credit
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