CBTM02010 | Claims, awards and rates: Making a claim

Making a claim

A claim or extension of a claim must be made to His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs. There can be no entitlement to Child Benefit unless a claim is made.

Child Benefit can be claimed online, using the free HMRC app or on GOV.UK searching for ‘Child Benefit how to claim’, by contacting the Child Benefit Office by phone or completing a Child Benefit claim form (CH2).

A separate claim must be made in respect of each child.

The person making the claim must deliver or send it to:

Child Benefit Office

Waterview Park

Washington

Tyne & Wear

A claim is made on the day it is received in the Child Benefit Office, completed online, by phone or receipt of a completed CH2.