Child Benefit
Child benefit is a benefit given almost universally to the primary carer of every child in the UK. You can find out about Child Benefit at https://www.gov.uk/child-benefit.
The amount payable in Child Benefit is £25.60 for the first child and £16.95 for each subsequent child.
If someone in the household has an income of over £50,000 a year child benefit is offset by increased tax, unless you opt out of claiming the benefit – see https://www.gov.uk/child-benefit-tax-charge for details.
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