Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook 2019/20Part 5: Other benefitsChapter 27: Child benefit and guardian's allowance 5. The amount of benefit
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5. The amount of benefit
Child benefit and guardian’s allowance are paid at the following weekly rates.1Reg 2(1) CB(R) Regs; Sch 4 Part III SSCBA 1992
£pw
Child benefit – eldest eligible child
20.70
Child benefit – other children (each)
13.70
Guardian’s allowance
17.60
The higher rate of child benefit is normally paid for the eldest (or only) child in a family.2Reg 2(1) CB(R) Regs If you live with your partner and both of you receive child benefit for a child from a previous relationship, the higher rate is only paid to the person who has the eldest child.3Reg 2(2) CB(R) Regs
 
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