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Transfer of child benefit

harrcross
harrcross Posts: 5 Forumite
in Benefits & tax credits
The mother and myself as father would like to transfer child benefit for our son from her to me. We are not together. She has our son the most. I know this is possible but is the process straight forward or will it involve any investigation? Ultimately we do not want to lose the benefit.

Thanks

Harrcross
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  • paddedjohn
    paddedjohn Posts: 7,512 Forumite
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    why doesnt she just pay you £20 per week? saves a lot of messing around.
    Be Alert..........Britain needs lerts.
  • NotSuchASmugMarriedNow
    NotSuchASmugMarriedNow Posts: 595 Forumite
    i think she won't qualify for child benefit under the new rules but he will
    Overactively underachieving for almost half a century
  • nannytone_2
    nannytone_2 Posts: 13,012 Forumite
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    and ctc presumably.
  • paddedjohn
    paddedjohn Posts: 7,512 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    NotSuchASmugMarriedNow wrote: »
    i think she won't qualify for child benefit under the new rules but he will

    it took me a minute but i see it now;)
    Be Alert..........Britain needs lerts.
  • harrcross
    harrcross Posts: 5 Forumite
    paddedjohn wrote: »
    why doesnt she just pay you £20 per week? saves a lot of messing around.

    Hi thanks for all replies. Rather than lose it, we want to continue claiming it for our son. interested to know what the process of transfer involves.
  • Killmark
    Killmark Posts: 313 Forumite
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    she closes old claim down, you make a new claim.

    Time scale would be anywhere between 6-12 weeks.
  • cosmic-dust
    cosmic-dust Posts: 2,618 Forumite
    harrcross wrote: »
    The mother and myself as father would like to transfer child benefit for our son from her to me. We are not together. She has our son the most. I know this is possible but is the process straight forward or will it involve any investigation? Ultimately we do not want to lose the benefit.

    Thanks

    Harrcross
    You do realise exactly what you are doing?
    If the child lives with her the most (as you claim) then she is entitled to the CB if she signs over the CB to you she will have a host of problems trying to claim any child related benefits (CTC,CSA) and any housing benefits.
    I made a mistake once, believeing people on the internet were my virtual friends. It won't be a mistake that I make again!
  • harrcross
    harrcross Posts: 5 Forumite
    cosmic-dust wrote: »
    You do realise exactly what you are doing?
    If the child lives with her the most (as you claim) then she is entitled to the CB if she signs over the CB to you she will have a host of problems trying to claim any child related benefits (CTC,CSA) and any housing benefits.

    THanks although that does not apply here but worth noting
  • karenx
    karenx Posts: 4,988 Forumite
    So she doesnt get any child tax credits just now either?
  • midnight_express
    midnight_express Posts: 1,272 Forumite
    What you are proposing would be fraud unless the child actually went to live with you.
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