Is there still such a thing a the child maintenance bonus scheme???

michellen34

I think I finally have a job! Yey!! and just wondered if the child maintenance bonus still exists? I know I was on it but haven't had any letter about it recently. Does anyone know if you can still claim this please?
Thank you

Zara33

No it stopped.

Q. What has happened to the Child Maintenance Bonus?

A.The Child Maintenance Bonus came to an end on 24 December 2008 and has been replaced by the benefit disregard. This means parents with care will be able to keep up to £20 a week of any child maintenance paid before it affects the amount of benefit they receive.
It will be the responsibility of the parent with care to inform Jobcentre Plus of the total amount of maintenance received.
In April 2010 a full disregard will be introduced meaning any money parents receive in child maintenance payments will not be taken into account when calculating out-of-work benefits or Housing and Council Tax benefits.

http://www.csa.gov.uk/en/case/child-maintenance-changing-faq.asp#q12