Child Benefit payments will increase for millions of families from next month. HMRC has confirmed that families with one child will now receive the new amount of £26.05 per week, up from £25.60 each ...

Currently, Child Benefit rates are £25.60 per week for the eldest child and £16.95 for subsequent children. The 1.7% increase ...

The UN's Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights says Keir Starmer's government should now launch an independent ...

The increase of 1.7%, as confirmed by Rachel Reeves during the Autumn Budge, was confirmed in line with inflation at the time ...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) claimants may need to keep an eye out on for alerts regarding Child Benefit, with official ...

Official guidance states that HMRC could contact people via text message if it needs to make them aware of certain things ...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced a major change to Child Benefit payment dates next month which could impact when ...

The Government is weighing up exempting parents of under-fives from the two-child benefit cap, but not scrapping it ...

While some HMRC texts might include links to GOV.UK pages or HMRC webchat, recipients should be cautious of scammers ...

Among the proposals being discussed are exemptions for parents with children under five, as well as disabled children ...

The Department of Work and Pensions is said to be exploring other options for how they can mitigate the impact of the policy ...

Ministers are considering relaxing the two-child benefit cap after facing intense pressure to scrap the limit entirely, it has emerged. Under plans being considered to tackle child poverty ...