child benefit

noun

British

: money that the government pays to families with children

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Recent Examples on the Web

Add in child benefit for one child, and you are paid over £27,000 – closer to the national average wage. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026

Could my child benefit from growth hormone therapy, and what does that involve? — Health, 13 Apr. 2026

Moth is the chair of the Department for Social Justice for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and regularly speaks out on social issues including the cost-of-living crisis and two-child benefit cap. — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025

Parents can save and invest the child benefit. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025