How can i claim child benefit
Claim Child Benefit: How to claim
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You can claim Child Benefit as soon as you’ve registered the birth of your child, or they come to live with you.
How long it takes
It can take up to 16 weeks to process a new Child Benefit claim (or longer if you’re new to the UK). Child Benefit can be backdated for up to 3 months.
Deciding who should claim
Only one person can get Child Benefit for a child, so you need to decide whether it’s better for you or the other parent to claim. The person who claims will get National Insurance credits towards their state pension if they are not working or earn less than £190 per week.
Make a claim for the first time
Fill in Child Benefit claim form Ch3 and send it to the Child Benefit Office. The address is on the form.
If your child is adopted, send their original adoption certificate with the form. You can order a new adoption certificate if you’ve lost the original.
If you do not have the adoption certificate you need, send your claim form now and send the certificate once you’ve got it.
If your child’s birth was registered outside the UK
When you send your claim form, include your child’s:
- original birth certificate
- passport or travel document used to enter the UK
If you’ve lost the original you can order a new birth certificate.
Your child’s documents will usually be returned within 4 weeks.
Add a child to an existing claim
Call the Child Benefit helpline if all of the following apply:
- your child is under 6 months old and lives with you
- your child was born in the UK
- your child’s birth was registered in England, Scotland or Wales more than 24 hours ago
- you’re a UK or Irish national and you’ve lived in the UK since the start of your claim
When you call, you’ll need your:
- National Insurance number
- child’s birth certificate
Child Benefit helpline
Telephone: 0300 200 3100
Welsh language: 0300 200 1900
Textphone: 0300 200 3103
Outside UK: +44 161 210 3086
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm
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If you do not meet the criteria to add a child by phone
You’ll need to make a new claim by post.
Fill in Child Benefit form Ch3 and send it to the Child Benefit Office. The address is on the form.
If you’re claiming for more than 2 children, also include the ‘additional children’ form.
If you registered the birth in Northern Ireland
You’ll need to send the birth certificate by post when you have it.
HM Revenue and Customs - Child Benefit Office
PO Box 1
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE88 1AA
United Kingdom
Claiming Child Benefit for someone else
You may be able to manage someone else’s Child Benefit claim.
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The Office of the Commissioner for Children's Rights in the Novosibirsk Region, together with the specialists of the Pension Fund of Russia for NSO, provided clarifications on issues related to monthly allowances for children aged 8 to 17 years.
Question: Who is entitled to the monthly payment?
Answer: The payment is assigned to low-income families that raise children from 8 to 17 years old, subject to the following conditions:
• monthly income per person in the family does not exceed the regional subsistence minimum per capita;
• family property does not exceed the requirements for movable and immovable property;
• The applicant and children are citizens of the Russian Federation permanently residing in the Russian Federation.
One of the parents, adoptive parent or guardian of the child can apply.
Question: What is the procedure for granting benefits? What documents and where should the parent send in order to receive the payment?
Answer: To receive benefits, you only need to submit an electronic application through the State Services portal or contact the client service of the Pension Fund of Russia at the place of residence, you can also apply through the MFC.
You will need to provide additional information about income only if the family has military, rescuers, police officers or employees of another law enforcement agency, as well as if someone receives scholarships, grants or other payments from a scientific or educational institution.
Question: Can I receive benefits only on the Mir card?
Answer: Yes, the new payment will be credited to families only on Mir bank cards. It is important to remember that when filling out applications for payment, it is the details of the applicant's account that are indicated, and not the card number.
Question: How long does it take to receive payment after applying?
Answer: Consideration of the application takes 10 business days. In some cases, the maximum period will be 30 working days (if the Pension Fund has not received information on requests necessary to establish benefits).
If the payment is denied, a notification of this is sent within 1 business day.
Funds are paid out within 5 business days after the decision on the purpose of payment is made. In the future, the transfer of funds is carried out from the 1st to the 25th day of the month following the month for which the allowance is paid.
Question: How do I get benefits?
Answer: In most cases, when applying for a payment, you only need to submit an application through your personal account on the State Services portal, in the PFR customer service at the place of residence or at the MFC. The Fund independently collects information about the income of the applicant and his family members as part of the program of interagency cooperation.
You will need to submit documents only if one parent (guardian, trustee) is a military man, rescuer, police officer or employee of another law enforcement agency, as well as if someone in the family receives scholarships, grants and other payments from a scientific or educational institution .
When applying in person, you will need to present an identity document.
Q: When can I apply for a payment?
Answer: You can apply from May 1, 2022 and onward at any time, but not before the child is 8 years old. For applications received before October 1 of the current year, the payment will be established from April 1. The payment is established for 12 months, but not more than until the child reaches the age of 17 years.
Question: Can I receive payment via Russian Post?
Answer: Yes, you can. To receive money through the post office, you need to mark the appropriate item in the application for payment, as well as indicate the address of the recipient and the number of the post office.
Question: Can I receive a payment if I already receive child support for single parents from 8 to 17 years old?
Answer: Yes, you can apply for a payment if, after calculating the average per capita family income, the new payment turns out to be more profitable in terms of amount, you will be assigned a new payment in an increased amount, that is, 75 or 100% of the regional subsistence minimum, taking into account previously paid benefits.
In this case, the payment of the previous benefit will automatically stop.
Question: Is it possible to receive benefits without Russian citizenship?
Answer: No
Question: What payment details must be provided when submitting an application?
Answer: The application must include the applicant's bank account details: name of the credit institution or BIC of the credit institution, correspondent account, applicant's account number. The payment cannot be transferred to the account of another person. If the application was submitted with another person's bank details, you can submit a new application with your own bank details.
Important!
Payment will be credited only to Mir bank cards.
Question: Is there a monthly allowance for each child?
Answer: Yes, the allowance is paid for each child from 8 to 17 years old in the family.
Question: There are two children aged 8 to 17 in the family. Do I need to write an application for each child?
Answer: No, if there are two or more children from 8 to 17 years old in a family, one general application is filled out for each of them to receive a monthly payment. Two or more applications are not required in this case.
Question: My application was returned for revision, how long will it take to process it?
Answer: The term for consideration of the application is 10 business days. In your case, it has been suspended. If the revised application is received by the Fund within 5 working days, its consideration will be restored from the date of submission.
Question: How can I find out if a payment is due or not?
Answer: When submitting an application through the Public Services Portal, a notification about the status of its consideration will appear there.
If the application was submitted personally at the client service of the Pension Fund of Russia or at the MFC, in the event of a positive decision, the funds will be transferred within the period established by law without additional notice to the applicant.
In the event of a denial, the applicant will be notified within 1 business day stating the reason for the denial.
Question: How long is the payment?
Answer: The allowance is assigned for one year and extended upon application. Its review takes 10 business days. In some cases, the maximum period will be 30 working days.
In 2022, applicants who lost their jobs after March 1, 2022 and registered with employment centers are subject to a special calculation of average per capita income. Such applicants receive benefits for 6 months. After this period, you can apply for benefits again.
Question: Does the payment depend on family income?
Answer: Yes, the payment is due to families whose monthly income per person does not exceed the subsistence level per capita in the region of residence.
To calculate monthly income, you need to divide the annual family income by 12 months and the number of family members. Also, when assessing means, family property is taken into account and the “zero income rule” is used.
Question: What is the zero income rule?
Answer: The "zero income rule" assumes that the allowance is granted if adult family members have earnings (stipends, income from work or business, or pensions) or the lack of income is justified by objective life circumstances.
Question: Will the money be withheld if I have a debt under an executive document?
Answer: No
Question: I receive unemployment benefits. Will it be taken into account when calculating the average per capita income?
Answer: Yes, they will.
Question: Will a car bought on credit be considered when assessing the property?
Answer: Yes.
Question: I am a guardian. Can I receive benefits if the parents of the child have been deprived of parental rights?
Answer: Yes, you can.
Question: In my place of residence there is a local subsistence level. Will it be taken into account when calculating benefits?
Answer: Yes.
Question: How can I verify my actual place of residence if I do not have a residence registration?
Answer: The place of actual residence is determined by the place where the application for the allowance was submitted.
Question: What living wage will my income be calculated on if I have two registrations - at the place of residence and at the place of temporary stay?
Answer: In this situation, the subsistence minimum at the place of temporary stay will be taken into account.
