child benefit not paid

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hi i normally receive my payments every monday for one child (4yo) i’ve received no letters or anything and had payment as normal last week. Although my payments are on mondays, i receive them saturday due to my bank, but this week it hasn’t come through and it’s not my bank as carers has come through like every other week as normal. No change of address etc and her dad wouldn’t of put a claim in and don’t think i can contact them till monday so stressed at what’s going on

That's really helpful thank you x

That's a shame. I don't mind losing £200-300 if it helps a mother with kids in genuine distress because she has not received the CB money. If she is cheating me, only thing she needs to remember is "God is watching. If he knows how to give to someone in distress, he also know how to take it back from someone who tried to make money by cheating others" God Bless.

From the BBC :

About half a million people have been left without their Child Benefit payment, after a technical issue at HMRC.

The tax authority said a batch processing issue meant around 30% of Monday’s scheduled payments did not go through and would not be made until Wednesday.

Many parents took to social media to complain about the missing money with some saying they had been left unable to buy food or pay for their child’s bus fare.

Food banks have baby supplies lie nappies, formula etc if you can get a referral to your local one. I agree it’s disgusting. I have a disabled son with a ED who will only eat certain foods and I was counting on the money today as I need to stock up as we are running out of his safe foods.

My closest one is 30min drive,
I don’t drive and don’t have any money to get the bus. So yeah it’s an absolute disgrace and they literally don’t give a sh*t if families are going to suffer or not with not having this payment

I hope you manage to sort something out.

How do we get a referral to a Food Bank (if it becomes necessary)? I'm in Reading.

"Batch processing issue" = someone forgot to action the BAC payments end of last week to appear in people's accounts today. The fact that payment is now Wednesday suggests they frantically pressed 'send' this morning and now it's taking the standard BAC clearance time.

Yup, that sounds about right . It's awful that they've known about this issue for days but have done nothing about it

Council, health visitor, school, community midwife, nursery and citizens advice all can give you a referral

It’s disgusting that they are still sending it via BACS when they easily could send it instantly to everyone

I didn't know they could do that, yes you are right that is disgusting .

I bloody hate BACS payments for that reason. I don't know why it's an acceptable form of payment in this day and age. May as well send a cheque in the post.

I too have no family or friends close by so I completely understand.
I'm still waiting for my payment. I hope yours comes in soon.

Just had update from hmrc it says Wednesday for payments but gives a address for any charges or penalty’s received to be claimed back from them ideal take photos of anything and everything that’s been a problem caused by there late payment but rember they were not committed to have you payment in until today Monday if it goes in before that it’s just your luck with whoever you bank with

If your in Scotland you can apply for a crisis grant from the local authority.

You don't have to pay them back and they are for exactly this kind of situation.

Not sure if England/wales/Ireland have similar schemes

Could they though? Faster payments is instant but I don't know if it can be done in large batches like BACS.

They probably don't have the people to sit and key in hundreds of thousands/millions of individual payments and check that they're all correct and no-one's taking the opportunity to send a few extra quid to their mates.

Link to information about crisis grants

www.mygov.scot/scottish-welfare-fund/crisis-grants

Hi, how do you check these updates? My government gateway disappeared when i transferred to uc.

We only get child benefit but we got info from x formerly twitter and our on line account shows paid 3rd June maybe different if you get other benefits but we only get the £102.40 every four weeks so sorry can’t advise on that

So if they saying it will go in Wednesday and it be paid by bacs like normal does that mean it will show up as pending tomorrow or not? Surely people banks that allow to see incoming payments it should be showing later today or tomorrow at some point surely

I'm with Monzo, shows me I have a bull going out in 2 days but nothing showing as coming in at all

Bill 🤦🏻‍♀️

I’m with monzo as well, so hopefully it will show tomorrow to collect at 4 that’s if we really are getting our payment Wednesday

Looks like we all getting paid on Wednesday

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2024/06/child-benefit-payments-delayed/