tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications 2026-05-18T10:47:00+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-parents-urged-to-claim-child-benefit-for-their-baby-now 2026-05-18T10:47:00+01:00 New parents urged to claim Child Benefit for their baby now Parents urged to claim Child Benefit for their new baby to avoid missing out tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/teenager-turning-16-dont-miss-out-on-child-benefit 2026-04-28T10:23:00+01:00 Teenager turning 16? Don't miss out on Child Benefit Parents of teenagers starting qualifying further education or training courses must extend their Child Benefit claim by 31 August tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/millions-of-families-in-line-for-child-benefit-rate-increase 2026-03-31T10:45:11+01:00 Millions of families in line for Child Benefit rate increase Families claiming Child Benefit will see an increase in payments from next week. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/two-child-limit-scrapped-as-historic-bill-to-lift-450000-children-out-of-poverty-becomes-law 2026-03-19T11:12:00+00:00 Two-child limit scrapped as historic Bill to lift 450,000 children out of poverty becomes law Historic legislation to end the two-child limit has become law, putting 450,000 children on a pathway out of poverty in the final year of this Parliament. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/crackdown-on-public-sector-fraud-delivers-over-75-billion-of-savings-to-the-taxpayer 2026-02-27T09:26:10+00:00 Crackdown on public sector fraud delivers over £7.5 billion of savings to the taxpayer The taxpayer will benefit from £7.53 billion in savings due to a crackdown on public sector fraud in the past year alone, new statistics today confirm. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/record-fraud-crackdown-saves-half-a-billion-for-public-services 2025-09-24T09:08:50+01:00 Record fraud crackdown saves half a billion for public services Government stops over £480 million ending up in the pockets of fraudsters over twelve months since April 2024 - more money than ever before. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/child-benefit-action-to-save-350-million-from-claimants-abroad 2025-08-22T06:00:08+01:00 Child Benefit action to save £350 million from claimants abroad Child Benefit will be stripped from tens of thousands of people who have moved abroad in a major clampdown expected to save £350 million. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/parents-of-teens-reminded-to-extend-child-benefit-claim-online 2025-05-13T10:03:31+01:00 Parents of teens reminded to extend Child Benefit claim online Parents of 16 to 19 year olds can go online to extend their Child Benefit claim to guarantee payments in September. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/extend-child-benefit-for-your-teen-by-31-august 2024-08-20T10:31:34+01:00 Extend Child Benefit for your teen by 31 August Child Benefit can be claimed for children after they turn 16 if they are staying on in approved education or training. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/dont-lose-out-extend-child-benefit-for-your-16-to-19-year-old 2024-05-21T09:54:16+01:00 Don’t lose out – extend Child Benefit for your 16 to 19 year old How to claim Child Benefit if your child is continuing in further education after their GCSEs. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-rewards-workers-with-record-tax-cut-for-29-million 2024-04-05T13:32:01+01:00 Government rewards workers with record tax cut for 29 million Government rewards hard work with record tax cut to National Insurance for 29 million workers tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/all-grown-up-child-benefit-goes-digital 2024-01-03T00:00:00+00:00 All grown up - Child Benefit goes digital Child Benefit claims can be made online for the first time. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/benefits-and-credits-to-be-paid-early-ahead-of-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-s-state-funeral 2022-09-16T14:26:14+01:00 Benefits and credits to be paid early ahead of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral The government has confirmed payments of benefits due to land in accounts on Monday 19 September will be made early. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/further-taxpayer-savings-with-green-upgrades-for-public-buildings 2022-08-02T00:15:00+01:00 Further taxpayer savings with green upgrades for public buildings Up to £635 million of funding will be made available to public sector organisations so they can install low carbon heating and energy efficiency measures. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/post-office-card-accounts-switch-now-says-hmrc 2022-03-22T10:31:55+00:00 Post Office card accounts: switch now, says HMRC Tax credits and Child Benefit customers who receive their payments into a Post Office card account have just 2 weeks left to switch their accounts. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/hmrc-customers-have-one-month-left-to-switch-their-post-office-card-account 2022-03-03T10:15:02+00:00 HMRC customers have one month left to switch their Post Office card account HMRC will stop making payments to Post Office card accounts after 5 April 2022. About 7,500 customers still need to switch so they don’t miss out on vital payments. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/hmrc-customers-with-post-office-card-accounts-given-extra-time-to-switch-accounts 2021-11-29T14:18:52+00:00 HMRC customers with Post Office card accounts given extra time to switch accounts HMRC is giving customers, who are yet to switch their Post Office accounts, a one-off extension until 5 April 2022. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/time-is-running-out-for-customers-with-post-office-card-accounts 2021-11-09T10:08:00+00:00 Time is running out for customers with Post Office card accounts Customers have until 30 November 2021 to update HMRC with their new bank account details or risk having their tax credits or Child Benefit payments suspended. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/time-is-running-out-for-tax-credits-and-child-benefit-customers-with-post-office-card-accounts 2021-10-05T10:22:12+01:00 Time is running out for tax credits and Child Benefit customers with Post Office card accounts HMRC urges tax credits and Child Benefits customers with a Post Office card account to update HMRC with their new bank account details by 30 November 2021. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/deadline-looms-for-parents-to-update-child-benefit-for-16-year-olds 2021-08-18T10:00:01+01:00 Deadline looms for parents to update Child Benefit for 16 year olds Families with children staying in full-time non-advanced education or approved training post 16 must inform HMRC by 31 August to receive Child Benefit.