Child benefit and eldest child

Child benefit and eldest child

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OK, so you get c£20 per week for the eldest child and then £13 per week for all others.

So if eldest child becomes 18 during the year so you no longer get CB for him, does the second child then become the "eldest child" and his rate goes up to £20 per week, or do you only ever get £13 per week for all of the subsequent children after the eldest has stopped being eligible?

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By Mouse house
16th Sep 2013 19:18

Yes, you are right
The 2nd eldest then becomes the eldest qualifying child, so the higher rate is paid.

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