04/04/2025
Child Benefit payments to increase
In April 2025, child benefit rates will rise 1.7%. that will mean rates rise to:
* £26.05 a week for the first or only child
* £17.25 a week for other children
Child benefit is paid every four weeks, straight into your bank account.
Children are eligible if they are:
* Under the age of 16
* Or under the age of 20 if they are still in certain types of education or training.
But if either of you earns more than this, you will have to pay some or all of the benefit back to the government in the form of the high-income child benefit charge (HICBC):
* You pay back 1% of your child benefit for every £200 earned over £60,000
* So at £70,000 you will need to pay back 50% of the payments
* Once you or your partner’s income hits £80,000, the charge wipes out all the child benefit
The charge is paid through your self assessment form
