Oldham s new parents claiming Child Benefit reminded to register births Date published: 17 December 2020
Local register offices are Covid-secure and are all operating at full capacity
Parents in Oldham are being urged to register the birth of their newborns, so HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can verify their Child Benefit claims.
Normally, a birth must be registered before claiming Child Benefit.
However, with some local register offices operating at reduced capacity and some parents unable to go to them because of COVID-19, HMRC announced in April that claims could be made without having to register the child’s birth first.
More than 100,000 parents across the UK have been able to take advantage of this temporary change, ensuring that they receive this vital form of financial support.
| UPDATED: 22:19, Wed, Dec 16, 2020
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Child benefit is available to Britons who are responsible for raising a child under the age of 16, or under 20 if they remain in full time education or training. A positive to Child Benefit is that it can be claimed from the moment a child’s birth is registered, providing important financial support to new parents. However, due to the impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many have been unable to register the birth of their child.
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HMRC will be contacting anyone who has claimed Child Benefit since April, but has not yet registered their child’s birth.
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HMRC announced in April that Child Benefit claims could be made without having to register the child’s birth first (Image: Getty Images)
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