When to claim Child Benefit for those making a new claim because of the HICBC changes

Yamor

According to the Finance Bill published on parliament.uk a couple of days ago, any Child Benefit paid for weeks in 23/24 will be treated as paid for weeks in 24/25 for HICBC purposes, as long as the claim is made on or after 6th April.

This is relevant because a Child Benefit claim can be backdated for up to 3 months.

As such, it is worth making your claim on 6th (or 7th) April, in which case you would get 13 weeks of Child Benefit for weeks in 23/24, but it will still not be subject to the HICBC in 23/24.

Dazed_and_C0nfused

Yamor said:

According to the Finance Bill published on parliament.uk a couple of days ago, any Child Benefit paid for weeks in 23/24 will be treated as paid for weeks in 24/25 for HICBC purposes, as long as the claim is made on or after 6th April.

This is relevant because a Child Benefit claim can be backdated for up to 3 months.

As such, it is worth making your claim on 6th (or 7th) April, in which case you would get 13 weeks of Child Benefit for weeks in 23/24, but it will still not be subject to the HICBC in 23/24.

Are you sure about that? 

Do you have a link?

Yamor

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-04/0179/230179.pdf

See Clause 5(4).