Child Maintenance and Child Benefit

Tailspin72 · 5 September at 1:21PM

Hi All,

My 18yr old daughter has left full-time education as of August 2025. She has found a job in a care home which she starts as soon as her DBS check comes back. I pay my ex CM for my daughter.

I have researched the link between CB and CM which isn't clear to me. I have contacted both HMRC and CMS who give conflicting information. When my daughter starts her job does CB automatically stop which feeds into my CM payments.

The rules behind Child Maintenance payments seem to be not clear when a child leaves education.

Can anyone help.

Thanks in advance