child benefit

snookey

If the eldest child leaves home does the remaining childs child benefit increase.

thorsoak

In a word - no! You have one less child to pay out for - so why should there be an increase in child benefit?

snookey

Thanks for your reply . I did not think that I should .only wanted to know if this was the case.

neverdespairgirl

Doesn't it, though?

If you have 3 children, you get more for Child 1, and less for subsequent children.

So you get £X for Child 1, and £Y for Children 2 and 3.

So when Child 1 becomes an adult, you should then get £x for Child 2, and £Y for Child 3.

Mojisola

snookey wrote: »

If the eldest child leaves home does the remaining childs child benefit increase.

It always used to. The oldest child at home got the higher rate.

coolcait

Sort of.

While you have Child A and Child B at home, and meeting the other criteria for getting CB, you get (per week):

Child A - £20.30
Child B - £13.40
Total - £33.70

When you only have Child B at home, you will get £20.30 per week for Child B. And that's it.

So, you're getting more per week for Child B, but less money overall.

I'm not sure that any of that made any sense!

snookey

Thanks everyone . So child b, should have child benefit increased from 13.40 to 20.30.

peachyprice

thorsoak wrote: »

In a word - no! You have one less child to pay out for - so why should there be an increase in child benefit?

Sorry, that is incorrect.

When you are no longer claiming for No.1 child, No.2 child then becomes No.1 child and gets the higher rate.

peachyprice

snookey wrote: »

Thanks everyone . So child b, should have child benefit increased from 13.40 to 20.30.

Yes.................

thorsoak

Apologies - I stand corrected!

sulkisu

snookey wrote: »

If the eldest child leaves home does the remaining childs child benefit increase.

Yes it does, assuming you are no longer receiving CB for the eldest child (being pedantic I know, but the fact that they have left home does not necessarily mean you are no longer getting CB for them IYSWIM).