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Child Benefit to Rise 3.8% From April as Two-Child Cap Ends

The September 2025 inflation reading sets the uplift, with previously excluded children gaining about £292.81 a month.

State Pension Errors Tied to Missing Carers’ Credits Trigger Back Payments and Checks

HMRC Urges Parents To Check Child Benefit Eligibility In Fresh Reminder

HMRC Launches PAYE Option for High Income Child Benefit Charge

HMRC Urges Pre-2000 Child Benefit Claimants to Check Missing HRP as Online Delay Error Is Fixed

HMRC Stops Child Benefit for Missed Teen Renewals as New Eligibility Starts

HMRC Sets August 31 Cut-Off to Keep Child Benefit for 16–19-Year-Olds

Parents Urged to Renew Child Benefit by August 31 or Lose £1,300 Annual Payment

214,000 UK Parents Still Fail to Claim Child Benefit and Miss Pension Credits

HMRC Urges 370,000 Carers to Reclaim Missing Pension Credits as Scheme Goes Indefinite

UK Pays £104m to Carers After HRP Error but Majority Yet to Claim

Experts Urge UK Parents to Claim Child Benefit and Opt Out to Secure Pension Credits

DWP to Disburse Only £29.8m More as Campaign Reaches 8% Uptake

UK Pension Underpayments Highlight Gaps in Outreach and Digital Access

HMRC Error Leaves Thousands of Parents Owed State Pension Arrears

HMRC Urges Parents to Extend Child Benefit Claims Before August 31 Deadline

HMRC Urges Parents to Claim Child and Tax-Free Benefits Before Upcoming Deadlines

HMRC Glitch Delays Child Benefit Payments for Half a Million Families