Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook 2024/25Part 3: Other means-tested benefits and tax creditsChapter 14: Child tax credit 2. The rules about your age
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2. The rules about your age
You (and your partner) must be aged at least 16 to qualify for child tax credit (CTC).1s3(3) TCA 2002 There is no upper age limit. If you are under 16, someone else (eg, your parent or the adult with whom you normally live) may be able to get CTC for you and your child.
 
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