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In 1979 the Child Tax Allowance was removed, the value of the allowance taken up in higher child benefit payments, now £4/week, plus £2.50/week extra for lone-parent families. Child benefit rates were uprated roughly in line with inflation until 1988, but subsequently was frozen until 1990, in order to curb welfare spending. [12]
Child benefit or children's allowance is a social security payment which is distributed to the parents or guardians of children, teenagers and in some cases, young adults. Countries operate different versions of the benefit. In most child benefit is means-tested and the amount paid is usually dependent on the number of children.
Unlike most other benefits, it is paid by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). WTC can be claimed by working individuals, childless couples and working families with dependent children. In addition, people may also be entitled to Child Tax Credit (CTC) if they are responsible for any children. WTC and CTC are assessed jointly and families remain ...
His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (commonly HM Revenue and Customs, or HMRC) [4] [5] is a non-ministerial department of the UK Government responsible for the collection of taxes, the payment of some forms of state support, the administration of other regulatory regimes including the national minimum wage and the issuance of national insurance numbers.
The Child Benefit Act 2005 (c 6) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The precursor of this Act was the report "Supporting young people to achieve: towards a new deal for skills" published in March 2004 by HM Treasury , the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Education and Skills .
More recently, the Inland Revenue also administered the Tax Credits schemes, [1] whereby monies, such as Working Tax Credit (WTC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC), are paid by the government into a recipient's bank account or as part of their wages. The Inland Revenue was also responsible for the payment of child benefit (from 1999).
The government heading of Welfare Expenditure covers payments made by the Department for Work and Pensions only, and does not include the cost of the tax credit system (covering in-work benefits) or child benefit, which are both paid by HMRC, making the total amount significantly larger.
Schedule 10 Priority between persons entitled to child benefit. Schedule 11 Circumstances in which periods of entitlement to statutory sick pay do not arise. Schedule 12 Relationship of statutory sick pay with benefits and other payments, etc. Schedule 13 Relationship of statutory maternity pay with benefits and other payments etc.