Overview

• HMRC is sending reminder letters with QR codes to parents, enabling quick updates via GOV.UK or the HMRC app.
• Child Benefit payments will stop automatically on August 31 if claims for eligible teens are not extended.
• Eligible teens must be in approved education or training for more than 12 hours a week to continue receiving payments.
• The benefit provides £26.05 weekly for the eldest or only child and £17.25 for additional children, supporting 7.6 million UK households.
• A new digital service launching this summer will allow families to pay the High Income Child Benefit Charge directly through their PAYE tax code.