A reminder to parents of the deadline to extend child benefit for 16 to 19-year-olds who are continuing in full time education from September.
For 2025-26 child benefit is worth up to £1,355 a year for the first or only child, and up to £897 a year for each additional child.
Payments will automatically stop on 31 August on or after the child has turned 16 unless parents renew their claim by that date. The claim can be extended using the HMRC app or on Child Benefit when your child turns 16 – GOV.UK
If you or your partner earn £60,000 or more, the higher earner will be liable to repay some or all of the child benefit via the high-income child benefit charge (HICBC). Where the child is under the age of 16 and one of the parents is not working it is often worth claiming child benefit and either paying the HICBC or opting not to receive the child benefit payment to protect the non-working parent’s entitlement to contributory benefits. However, once the child turns 16 they will be registered for national insurance so the qualifying contributory years are no longer available to the parent.
We can help you ensure you are claiming all of the child related support you are entitled to – speak to us on the details below.
