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Parents have until 31st August 2026 to extend Child Benefit for their 16 to 19-year-olds who are continuing in non-advanced approved education or training. Parents of 16 to 19-year-olds starting further education or approved training courses must extend their Child Benefit claim by 31st August 2026 or payments will stop automatically. GCSE results day on … Continue reading Extend Child Benefit for your teen before 31st August 2026
Families face financial penalties when young people take up apprenticeships. A new report from the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) finds that the benefit system is influencing post‑16 choices regarding education and training. The perverse effects risk undermining other government policy aims, in particular to reduce the number of young people not in education, employment … Continue reading Families face age 16 apprenticeship penalty
HMRC publishes the Employer Bulletin 6 times a year, giving employers and agents the latest information on topics and issues that may affect them. Some of these topics have already been covered by PAYadvice.UK in articles and blogs and further articles and blogs may now additionally be published. The April 2026 edition of Employer Bulletin … Continue reading Employer Bulletin: April 2026
Historic legislation to end the two-child limit has become law, putting 450,000 children on a pathway out of poverty in the final year of this Parliament. Two child-limit – which pushed 100 children a day into hardship – to be scrapped as child poverty bill becomes law. 450,000 children to be lifted out of poverty … Continue reading Two-child limit removal becomes law
It’s the kids that have paid the price As part of the Budget 2025, the chancellor Rachel Reeves stated that she came into politics because every child ‘deserves an equal chance’. Fully costed and fully funded, the Two child benefit cap has been scrapped from April 2026. This is claimed to be ‘the biggest reduction … Continue reading Budget 2025 – Two Child Benefit limit removed April 2026
New PAYE service announced to save around 35 million taxpayers’ time. At least 90% of taxpayer interactions with HMRC to be digital by 2030. Reducing post and letters to save £50 million a year – equal to almost 1,500 full time nurses. Workers are set to take control of their tax affairs as the government announced on … Continue reading Workers to take control of their tax affairs with new HMRC services
Parents of teens reminded to go online to extend their Child Benefit claim If you have employees with children, aged between 16 and 19 years old, there is important information they need to know so they do not miss out on up to £1,354 a year in Child Benefit. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are … Continue reading Child Benefit for 16-19 year olds
Child Benefit payments set to increase from Monday 7th April 2026 Child Benefit payments to increase from Monday 7th April 2025 Parents encouraged to claim and manage Child Benefit via the HMRC app 1.2 million parents have used the digital service to claim their Child Benefit Families who claim Child Benefit will see an increase in their … Continue reading April 2025 Child Benefit boost
Universal Credit payments due on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day will be paid on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Additional support for struggling families also available from the government’s extended Household Support Fund. Part of the Government’s commitment to put more money into people’s pockets through the Plan for Change. Some Universal Credit … Continue reading Universal Credit payments – Christmas 2024 and New Year 2025
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) published its report into compliance and enforcement of the National Minimum Wage. The LPC estimates (based on statistics from the employers ASHE data) that around 371,000 workers were underpaid in April 2024. This represents a slight increase on the previous year but is below estimated numbers from the pre-pandemic period. … Continue reading Over 370,000 underpaid in April 2024
PAYadvice.UK is supporting Talk Money Week, which aims to break down barriers and make it easier for people to share their thoughts and feelings about money. It can be difficult to talk about money. That’s why #TalkMoney Week is a great opportunity to kickstart a conversation with friends, family or colleagues. In fact, building money … Continue reading Talk Money week – 4-8 November 2024
Claim Child Benefit using the HMRC app and receive payment within a week. With around 2,000 babies born on 26th September each year, more than any other day, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging parents to claim their Child Benefit entitlement. Claiming online means families could receive their first payment within just a week … Continue reading Make September birth boom a bank account boon
Thousands of people missing Home Responsibilities Protection on their National Insurance record could boost their State Pension HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging tens of thousands of people to check if they are eligible to boost their State Pension. Some parents who claimed Child benefit before 2000 are missing out on State Pension … Continue reading Check you’re not missing State Pension payments
HMRC has issued an apology to those claiming Child benefit who have experienced a delay to their due payments which should have been made on Monday 3rd June 2024. They state that they “are very sorry that some customers did not receive their scheduled Child Benefit payments as expected and we understand the concern and … Continue reading Child benefit payment delays
How to claim Child Benefit if your child is continuing in further education after their GCSEs. More than a million parents will receive reminders from this week to extend Child Benefit for their teenagers if they are continuing their education or training after their GCSEs. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is sending more than 1.4 … Continue reading Child Benefit for your 16 to 19 year old – Don’t loose out, extend
Parents on Universal Credit can now receive up to £1,311 more a year in childcare support following a 6.7% boost coming into effect, as the government’s expansion of free childcare for working parents delivers 150,000 places in a week. Parents receiving Universal Credit to receive boost to childcare support. Parents who are keen to get … Continue reading Working parents on Universal Credit set receive up to £20,872 a year in childcare support
Child Benefit rates go up on 6th April 2024. Millions of families who claim Child Benefit will automatically receive increased payments from 6th April 2024, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed. Families with one child will now receive up to £1,331 a year – an annual increase of £83.20, and up to £881 a … Continue reading Child Benefit rate rises
Thousands of households across the UK are set to be around £3,850 better off as a raft of economic policies come into force. According to the UK government: More money in people’s pockets as a result of economic measures coming into effect Raft of economic policies are set to boost UK households and reward work … Continue reading Household cash boost
The chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced: We're reforming Child Benefit - raising the threshold and raising the taper. Nobody earning under £60,000 will pay the charge, and 170,000 families will be taken out of paying it altogether. This will benefit nearly half a million families, saving an average of £1300 next year. As announced at Spring Budget … Continue reading Child benefit changes – Budget 2024
Spring Budget 2024 speech as delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Madam Deputy Speaker… As we mourn the tragic loss of life in Israel and Gaza, the Prime Minister reminded us last week of the need to fight extremism and heal divisions. So I start today by remembering the Muslims who died in two world wars … Continue reading Spring Budget 2024 speech
Child Benefit claims can be made online for the first time. New parents can now claim Child Benefit online for the first time since it was launched 47 years ago, helping millions of families with the cost of raising their children, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced. Since 1977, families claiming Child Benefit had … Continue reading All grown up – Child Benefit goes digital
HM Revenue and Customs is urging parents of children aged over 16 who are staying in full-time non-advanced education from September 2023, such as Sixth Form colleges, or training, to inform HMRC so that Child Benefit payments and Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit payments don’t stop. Child Benefit provides £24 a week for the … Continue reading Child Benefit: Over 16 Full-time non-advanced Education
The government has confirmed that payments of benefits normally due in accounts on Monday 19th September 2022 will be made early. Those expecting to receive benefits and credits on Monday 19th September 2022 will be paid early Benefits and credits will be paid on Friday 16th September 2022, the last working day before the recently … Continue reading Benefits and credits to be paid early ahead of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral
While young people are considering their future beyond their GCSE or Scottish National Certificate results, HMRC is asking parents and carers to make sure they update their Child Benefit records by 31st August 2022, or risk seeing their payments end. HMRC has written to 1.3 million parents and carers of children, who are in the … Continue reading Parents and carers of 16 to 19-year-olds have less than one week left to confirm whether their teenager is staying in full-time education or approved training.
HM Revenue and customs are encouraging parents who claim child benefit to check their P60 which must be issued by 31st May 2022 to those employed on 5th April 2022. If either of the parents income has recently risen above £50k, they may be affected by the High Income Child Benefit Charge. Check your P60 … Continue reading Claiming Child Benefit? Check your P60
Around 24,000 HMRC claimants with a Post Office card account have just three weeks left to update with new payment details before the 30th November 2021 deadline, or risk having payments paused. From 1st December 2021, HMRC will stop making tax credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance payments to Post Office card accounts. HMRC is … Continue reading Time or running out for claimants with post office card accounts
HMRC urge tax credits and Child Benefits customers with Post Office card accounts to update HMRC with their new bank account details by 30th November 2021. From 1st December 2021, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will stop making payments of Child Benefit, Guardian’s Allowance and tax credits into Post Office card accounts. If this is … Continue reading Time is running out for tax credits and Child Benefit customers with Post Office card accounts
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding parents and carers they have until 31st August 2021 to confirm whether their teenagers are staying in full-time education or training beyond 16. Last week, teenagers across the UK received their GSCE or Scottish National Certificate results and many are now considering their future. If they decide to … Continue reading 31st August Deadline for parents to update Child Benefit for 16 year olds