child benefit
Aug 28th 2007, 12:15 pm
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child benefit
Do we tell the child benefit office before or after leaving - does it make any difference?
Aug 28th 2007, 12:26 pm
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Re: child benefit
I told them 6 weeks before we flew.
I know some people have still been paid even though they informed them in plenty of time and then had to pay them back. SO I'd say as much notice as you can would be better.
Aug 28th 2007, 1:49 pm
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Aug 28th 2007, 2:47 pm
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Re: child benefit
Can we still claim family allowance out there or are we still entitled to it here?
Last edited by leannelo; Aug 28th 2007 at 4:29 pm.
Aug 28th 2007, 4:08 pm
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Re: child benefit
Hi
I'm glad someone asked this - I was going to phone them tomorrow and ask, I best get onto it as we're hoping to leave in October.
Does anyone know about the Child Trust Funds. I asked at my bank today and they didn't know!
Thanks
Sarah
I'm glad someone asked this - I was going to phone them tomorrow and ask, I best get onto it as we're hoping to leave in October.
Does anyone know about the Child Trust Funds. I asked at my bank today and they didn't know!
Thanks
Sarah
Aug 28th 2007, 9:28 pm
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Aug 28th 2007, 9:54 pm
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Re: child benefit
what about if you are on 457? your in limbo land !!!
as for child fund the children are intitled to it when the reach 18 as they were born in the uk and subsquently were intitled to it at birth (our bank )
as for child fund the children are intitled to it when the reach 18 as they were born in the uk and subsquently were intitled to it at birth (our bank )
Aug 29th 2007, 12:34 am
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Re: child benefit
If you are temporarily leaving the UK ie on a 457 visa (as we are) you can get child benefit paid for an extra 8 weeks. If you state your intention is to be abroad for a year, then you are entitled to this extra 8 weeks.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/childbenefit/ch5_notes.pdf
As to what we will actually be doing in a year's time...who knows?
Tax credits however I'm still trying to sort out. They just sent a letter thanking me for letting them know of my change of circumstance...to my old address!
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/childbenefit/ch5_notes.pdf
As to what we will actually be doing in a year's time...who knows?
Tax credits however I'm still trying to sort out. They just sent a letter thanking me for letting them know of my change of circumstance...to my old address!
