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Child benefit changes

Hi
How do the child benefit calculate what yr entitled to. If my child is in full time education (college) and gets a part time casual job which is paid monthly. I know it says working 24 hours a week or more or not in full time education but she still would be in education. The hours may varie week to week 18, 20 or 26 hours but these are calculated on a monthly basis so if the hours are 70 to 80 a month and one of the weeks was 26 hours and the rest were say 16 hours would this mean there is no entitlement.
Thanks

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  • Sheepski
    Sheepski Posts: 44 Forumite
    You're still eligible for CB as long as they are in full time education (12 hours or more in this case) no matter whether they work or how many hours they do.

    https://www.gov.uk/child-benefit/eligibility

    "You’ll stop receiving Child Benefit immediately if your child:

    starts paid work for 24 hours or more a week and is no longer in approved education or training"

    "Approved education
    Education must be full-time (more than an average of 12 hours a week supervised study or course-related work experience)"
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