child benefit

noun

1. (in Britain, Canada and New Zealand) a regular government payment to the parents of children up to a certain age

Example Sentences

She also criticised the UK government for not lifting the two child benefit cap and scrapping universal winter fuel payments.

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The government is scrapping a planned change to child benefit rules that would have allowed more parents to claim the payment.

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David, who lives in Whitburn, West Lothian with his wife and two children, now earns more than £80,000 so is not entitled to any child benefit.

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Ms Suter said this would improve the "admin side" of child benefit payments, which has been criticised for being confusing.

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Currently child benefit is withdrawn when one parent earns above a certain amount, but the previous Conservative government planned for claims to be based on household income from April 2026.

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