child benefit
Noun
Meaning
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child benefit (uncountable)
(UK) A regular government payment made to parents or guardians for each child up to a certain age.
Examples
There is a child benefit for vulnerable families, two new tax credits for small- and medium-sized businesses and a small-business tax cut.
The payment of these contributions give you a right to receive child benefit allowances, pension, social insurance in case of bankruptcy and give you access to legal sickness and invalidity benefits.
The government's child benefit office is in Washington.
Various other pieces of legislation provided for child benefit and support for people with no other source of income.
The child benefit rule, which was introduced in 2013, states that those who earn more than £50,000 have to pay back a certain amount of their child benefit in income tax.