up to date child benefit explanation

[JuicyLucy10]

A few questions as I am confused.

Is it stopping from April onwards?
Should I have filled in a form?
Did they ever decide to make it 'joint household income'?

Thanks in advance! :-)

i know its not stopping no just the rate its paid at is frozen for three years i presume you do fill in a form its to many years since i started getting it to remember go on HMrevenue and customs to check or direct.gov.uk and have a look boundto be a number to enquire

I got a letter the other day to say DS's is stopping in Sept. Presumably because that's his birthday.

how old is he mumblechum

16. tbh I don't even know where it goes, some long forgotten account somewhere - must get my act together to find out, as there must be quite a b it stashed away by now.

oooh that will be lovely maybe use it to begin driving lessons for 17th? and later a car, i had to use mine just to get by as dh is disabled and on a very low income grrr

mumblechum
If your DS is staying on to 6th form at schoo of going to college you can stil get Child Benifit fpr hi,. You have to phone the child benifit department and tell them that he is staying on. Ypu can actaully get child benifit for a young person until they are 20 if they at college doing a course that is up to A level or equivelent.

I thought that was only if you were on a low salary?

No it's not just if you are on a low salary it is for everyone. can get it. We have just got an extention of the vhild benifit for my 19 year old as she is still at college doing a GCSE level BTech course and she will be the equivelent A level one next year.

Oh goody! Will have to find and check the letter - I just assumed it was stopping because we're both higher rate taxpayers.