child benefit query who gets it ?

jacklink

mother at the moment claims and receives child benefit for 16 year old just left school (apparently 16 year old going on to college, this is dubious)

16 year old daughter now pregnant, both live at same address, the mother claims child benefit, when the 16 year olds child is born she can also claim child benefit, however i have read, if yr child claims child benefit for their own child you can no longer claim yourself,

only one can claim child benefit, is this correct ?

also is it fact that once child benefit stops then so does csa ?

kevin137

Interesting scenario....

If i remember rightly, if the child claims it, then the child is not eligible in the eyes of the so called legislation as the qualifier is CB and this would not be claimable...

However, there is nothing to stop the childs mother claiming for the baby as the person responsible, which would in fact mean CSA would still be payable in the eyes of the CSA...

https://www.gov.uk/claim-child-benefit-behalf-someone-else

pretzelnut

From what I've read on here the CSA lead you to beleive CB is the qualifier but that is not true. They just like you to beleive that.

PreludeForTimeFeelers

Past the age of 16, child maintenance is only paid if the 'child' is in full-time education. In this case if the child doesn't go back to education after giving birth then they'd not qualify for child maintenance.

jacklink

ive paid csa for years, iv worked for years hubby hasnt, its his child, hubby not entitled to benefits at all, neither am i, im gonna stop payment at end of September to see what happens, (is that usual date csa stops if no longer in education ect ? ) we never have correspondence from csa

Kayalana99

Is she going to be in full time education tho?

jacklink

apparently shes signed up for college (she never went to school, mother went to court 4 child not going to school) so who knows

jacklink

she may sign up at mothers request, (mother not thick) but i doubt she will attend

CSAworkerx

If shes in full time education, pregnant or not, shes a Qualifying child, meaning you will still have to pay. Thats the bottom line.

jacklink

CSAworkerx, thank you for your advice, but what im saying is, only 1 can claim child benefit, so if the mother stilll claims CB the daughter cannot claim CB for her child, i just want clarification
thankyou

Ettenna

Mum can claim cb for child and child can claim it for grandchildchild. However, if child claims CTC and IS in her own right then mother cannot claim cb for child. While child is in full time education the choice of who claim what is down to them. Mum can claim CTC for both child and grandchild if child is still in full time education. Therefore in this case maintenance would still be payable.