Restarting child benefit

[Theforest]

I stopped child benefits a few years ago as DH got a big bonus taking him over £60k. He hasn’t had that since and is on about £53k pa. He has private pension and stakeholder pension, so PAYE deductions as well as from bank account.
Total tax newbie, and worried about getting this wrong.
Can we restart?
I know he will have to register for self-assessment, but there are a few parts I don’t quite understand.
If we claim in 2021/22 (ie now) when is the self-assessment due?
Can we claim for last year (and when is the self-assessment due?)
Do we just take earnings and pension contributions from P60 and total private contributions deducted?

If his pension contributions take earnings under £50k, does that mean that we don’t have to register at all?

Thanks – this is confusing!!

Self assessment for the year ending March 2021 must be done by end January (i.e. next week).
It's not that hard to do online if you have your P60 and appropriate information to hand.
Then you have until Jan 2022 for the financial year we are currently in.

I only do my self assessment to get benefit of gift aid and child benefit, it takes a couple of hours online. The hardest bit is getting registered with all the ID checks on the Govt gateway system.

Crack on I'd say. You might get a decent rebate.

Yes you can restart your claim
Not sure about the rest

@NotMeNoNo do you mean January 2023 for the financial year we're currently in?

I think if you are a higher rate taxpayer but other offsets take you back under 50k, you have to evidence that in your self assessment.
Also contact Child Benefit to get the payments re started.
www.gov.uk/child-benefit-tax-charge/restart-child-benefit

Yes I do mean Jan 2023 for 2021-2022 tax year, I have no idea what year it is obviously!

Ok thanks. I'll get DH to find the paperwork out and work out when we can claim from.

HMRC say they have paid to put information on this site to clarify about Child benefit and the High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge. Where is it?