Payments will stop in August for more than a million parents, unless they renew and update HMRC with their details
Over a million parents of older teenagers could see their Child Benefit payments from HM Revenue and Customs stop at the end of this summer, if they do not update the taxman on what their child's plans are after the age of 16.
Parents of 16 to 19-year-olds can still get Child Benefit if their teenager is continuing in some form of education or training, but they have to tell HMRC about their further education plans to retain the payments. From this week until the middle of July, letters will be sent to the 1.4 million people whose benefit payments could stop.
Who can claim Child Benefit for young adults? HMRC says that Child Benefit can continue to be paid for children who are studying full time in approved non-advanced education, which includes:
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