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Child Benefit payments

Child Benefit rates

How much Child Benefit or Guardian's Allowance are you entitled to? Rates for one or more children

When is your next Child Benefit payment due?

Type in your Child Benefit number and you will be given you your next payment date

When to expect your first Child Benefit payment

How long until you hear from the Child Benefit Office and get your first Child Benefit payment

Bank holidays and Child Benefit payments

If your Child Benefit payment falls on a bank holiday, you'll get your payment earlier than usual - find out what date

Child Benefit payments stopped or gone down?

Some common reasons why your Child Benefit payments might stop or go down and what to do to get them back on track

Understanding your Child Benefit Award Notice

Check your Child Benefit Award Notice and make sure your payments are correct

How to change your bank account details for Child Benefit payments

What to do if you want to change the bank account that your Child Benefit is paid into

How Child Benefit, tax credits and Guardian's Allowance are paid

Types of accounts you can have your Child Benefit, tax credits and Guardian's Allowance paid into and some that aren't suitable

You haven't received your usual Child Benefit payment

Why a Child Benefit payment might have gone astray and how to find out what's happened to your payment

Child Benefit overpayments

Why you may get too much Child Benefit, ways to repay the money and how you can avoid being overpaid