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You鈥檒l usually get Child Benefit for 8 weeks after the child dies. If they would have had their 20th birthday before the 8 weeks are up, Child Benefit will stop on the following Monday.

If you鈥檝e already claimed

You鈥檒l need to tell the Child Benefit Office as soon as possible if a child you鈥檙e getting Child Benefit for dies. You can do this by phone or by post.

You must include the date of death.

If you have not claimed yet

If the child died before you sent a claim form, you can still send one (unless the child was stillborn).

How to claim

1. Make a claim for Child Benefit by post.

2. Include a note with the date of the child鈥檚 death.

3. Put your contact details and National Insurance number on the note.

4. Send the child鈥檚 birth registration number (shown on the child鈥檚 birth certificate) or adoption certificate with your claim form (you do not have to send their death certificate).

If you do not have the child鈥檚 birth or adoption certificate, you can order a new one and send in the birth registration number or adoption certificate later.

If your child died before the end of the week they were born in, the 8 weeks will start from the Monday following the death.

Child Benefit can only be backdated for up to 3 months. 皇冠体育app longer you leave your claim, the less you鈥檒l get.

If you opted out of receiving Child Benefit

You still need to tell the Child Benefit Office as soon as possible if a child eligible for Child Benefit dies. You can do this by phone or by post.

You must include the date of death.

You may be able to get Child Benefit if you become the main carer for the child or children of someone who has died.

Report the death

Tell the Child Benefit Office by phone or post as soon as possible about the death.

You鈥檒l need to confirm:

• the parent鈥檚 date of death
• where the child is living now
• who is looking after the child

Once you tell the Child Benefit Office about the death, they will:

• cancel Child Benefit and any Guardian鈥檚 Allowance payments
• write to whoever is looking after the child within 20 days, to confirm this has been done

Make a claim

Child Benefit will not be transferred to you automatically. You鈥檒l need to make a new claim for Child Benefit if you鈥檙e not the person named as the claimant on the original claim form.

Bank accounts

You can confirm the bank account you want the money paid into on the claim form.

If you鈥檙e the person getting Child Benefit but the money was paid into the deceased鈥檚 account, you should choose a different account.

Extra help

You might be eligible for either Guardian鈥檚 Allowance or Widowed Parent鈥檚 Allowance on top of Child Benefit.