who claims chb

Hello Mumof3

I have included a link for further information on Child Benefit and the eligibility that you may find useful, www.gov.uk/child-benefit/overview

Under child support legislation, regular child maintenance payments must be made until a child is 16 years old, or 20 if they are in full-time, non-advanced education (A-level or equivalent), or for as long as Child Benefit is being paid. Before 10 December 2012, the upper age limit was 19.

However, if your child was 19 after this date and in full-time education, maintenance would be paid until the age of 20. In addition, if arrears have built up on a case, those arrears must still be paid, even if regular child maintenance payments have stopped.

When a child leaves full-time education in the summer, Child Benefit generally continues until the first week of September. If you would like further information on when child maintenance payments end and for the courses that are classed as full-time education, you may wish to visit the following website www.gov.uk/when-child-maintenance-payments-stop

For information on all the different ways to set up child maintenance and for a more personalised service, you can visit the Child Maintenance Options website at www.cmoptions.org

The DWP have a sorting out separation web-app that you may find useful. It offers help and support to separating and separated families. The link is: www.wikivorce.com/divorce/Sorting-Out-Separation.html

Regards

William

Hello Mumof3

Child maintenance is paid to the parent with the main day-to-day care of a child and who is in receipt of the Child Benefit. Child maintenance can be arranged via a family-based arrangement, which is not legally enforceable. The Government’s statutory scheme, the Child Maintenance Service or via a Consent Order/Minute of Agreement.

For information on all the different ways to set up child maintenance and for a more personalised service, you can visit the Child Maintenance Options website at www.cmoptions.org

Regards

William