Child Benefit

TwinMummy2be

Evening everyone,

Just a quick question if someone could help me please. I am expecting twins just before Xmas and am trying to sort out some sort of budget! With regards to child benefit I understand you get a certain amount for your eldest child and a lower amount for your second child.

Am I right to assume that I would get less for one of the twins than the other but would still get benefit for each child?

Hope that makes sense, sorry it's all new to me!

Thanks in advance.

embob74

Child benefit is £20.30 for the first child and £13.40 for any other/ subsequent child.
So yes in essence you get less for one of the twins but the 4-weekly amount would be £134.80 regardless of which child you put as first!

TwinMummy2be

I thought that might be the case, thanks so much for your reply embob74.

embob74

Congratulations btw!