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

Yamor
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edited 15 March 2024 at 2:46PM in Benefits & tax credits
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.

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  • 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.
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