Child benefit - single parent?

SparkyG

Is there a higher rate of child benefit payable if there is only one parent in the household? My friend has been recently widowed, and has one child, for whom she receives £18.10 weekly child benefit. Will she get a higher rate now?

Thanks

SparkyG

tigtag02

In a word - no.

donnalove

there was a higher rate of an extra 55p(wow) a week i believe.
but sadly like everything else it has now been scrapped.

TheWaltons_3

donnalove wrote: »

there was a higher rate of an extra 55p(wow) a week i believe.
but sadly like everything else it has now been scrapped.

what was that extra money for?

SparkyG

TheWaltons wrote: »

what was that extra money for?

A couple of stamps to write begging letters?

meluca

The extra 50 odd pence was scrapped as someone said but would she not be able to claim widowed parents allowance?

TheWaltons_3

Ahhhh I read it as £55 for some reason!

Never mind!

kelloggs36

It was scrapped back in 1998 but for those already getting it at that time they kept it, but it was eroded as their Child Benefit didn't rise like everyone elses until it caught up. For anyone who came off that ie got a partner, and then became a single parent again, they lost it and nobody else has been able to claim this addition since July 1998.