Spring has arrived and soon there will be bank holidays in April, May and August.
For anyone who receives child benefit payments, it can be confusing as there are different payment dates if it’s due on a bank holiday.
Child benefit is paid if you’re responsible for one or more children under 16 (or under 20 if they stay in approved education or training). There’s no limit to how many children you can claim for.
Working out your child benefit payment date
Child benefit is usually paid every four weeks on a Monday or Tuesday.
You can work out when you’re next going to get child benefit by counting four weeks forward from your last payment. Don’t count forward if your payment was due on a bank holiday - the dates are different.
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If you don’t know when you got your last payment, check your bank statement. The payment reference will begin with your 8-digit Child Benefit number and end with ‘CHB’.
You can get Child Benefit paid weekly if you’re a single parent or if you or your partner are getting certain benefits, such as income support.
There are two child benefit rates. The weekly rate for the eldest or only child is £20.70, and then it's £13.70 per child. You can find out how much child benefit you receive in a tax year via the child benefit tax calendar.
Child benefit payment dates for 2019
Payments due on April 22 will be paid on April 18
Payments due on May 6 will be paid on May 3
Payments due on May 27 will be paid on May 24
Payments due on August 26 will be paid on August 23
What to do if you did not receive got your child benefit payment
Check your payment date and contact your bank before calling the child benefit office if a payment is late.
Your payments may have stopped because:
- you haven’t told the child benefit office your bank has changed or about your child’s education plans after they turn 16
- you haven’t replied to a letter from the child benefit office
- your child now lives with someone else
- you’re no longer eligible to claim child benefit
The reason why your pay is going up by over £200 from next week
