Claiming child benefit guide discussion area

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This thread is specifically to discuss the content of the Claiming child benefit guide:
Make sure you're not missing out on £100s or £1,000s in child benefit or on national insurance contributions that go to your state pension
Make sure you're not missing out on £100s or £1,000s in child benefit or on national insurance contributions that go to your state pension
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A couple of months ago we separated and I am now renting a house on my own, while my wife is still getting the child benefit. Am I still responsible for paying this back at the end of the tax year? Or does this change of our situation mean I won't need to pay it back. In which case, can HMRC adjust my code so I'm not paying for it every month? And I guess in the future I won't need to do a self assessment..? Which would be nice...
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Yes, you're still responsible. You can even be hit with the charge for a child that is not your own.
BTW if your adjusted net income is 60k or over, you need to repay 100% of it.
It goes on current year's income of the highest paid so you can claim now. Payments can only be back dated 3 months.
Child benefit is paid the parent that the child lives with , Only one person can claim the benefit.
When I return back to work in April, I’ll be in a new tax year and will be above the threshold so I guess I just notify HMRC and either have the benefits stopped or completed a self assessment. Can someone help or confirm this?
Does your husband earn enough to pay full national insurance contributions?
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