A Guide to Claiming Child Benefit
                     If you are a new parent, it will be beneficial 
to discover the process of claiming child 
benefits and securing financial support to 
raise your child. Here is a guide to ensure 
your family receives the claim.
When Can Child Benefit Be Claimed
When you become a new parent biologically or via 
adoption, or any other way.
It can be claimed the day after registering your 
child's birth or when starts living with you.
Claims can be backdated for up to three months.
What is the Eligibility for the Child Benefit
You can even receive child 
You qualify if you have In case of adoption, you 
benefits for fostering a 
responsibility for a child can apply for child benefits 
child, as long as you're not 
under 16 years old or as soon as the child comes 
receiving any support 
under 20 (in some cases). to live with you.
towards them.
How to Claim Child Benefit
Download the HMRC app from the App Store (iOS) or Google 
Play Store (Android).
To access the app, sign in with your Government ID and 
password.
Visit www.gov.uk/child-benefit/how-to-claim for an online 
application option for the claim.
The claim can also be made by post by completing the 
child benefit form CH2 available at 
www.gov.uk/government/publications/claim-child-
benefit-if-you-cannot-claim-online
You can also claim by calling HMRC’s Child Benefit helpline 
on 0300 200 3100.
What Documents to Submit
Child’s birth certificate or adoption certificate;
Bank or building society details;
Your National Insurance number,
Also, your partner’s National Insurance 
number if you have a partner.
For assistance, you can contact the professionals at David 
Beckman & Co Ltd. Give a call at 01737 844 322.