Applying for Child Benefit after the birth of your baby If a child is not living with or being maintained by their parents, the person caring for the child may get Child Benefit. If the child does not live with their mother or step-mother but lives with their father or step-father, Child Benefit can be paid to them. This could result in a fine or a prison term, or both.Ĭhild Benefit is paid to the child’s mother or step-mother. If you make false or misleading statements to try to get Child Benefit for yourself, or for any other person, you may be prosecuted. More information is available in our document on habitual residence. If you are a non-EU/EEA citizen and are legally working in Ireland, you may qualify for Child Benefit if your child is resident in Ireland or in another EU state. If you are not an EU or EEA citizen, you must meet the habitual residence condition to quality for Child Benefit in Ireland. If you work and live in Ireland with your children, and your partner (spouse, civil partner or cohabitant) works in the UK, you should apply for Child Benefit in Ireland.If you work in Ireland and live in the UK, you will continue to get your Irish Child Benefit.If you work in the UK and live in Ireland, you will continue to get your UK Child Benefit and top-up of Irish Child Benefit.Following Brexit, the rules for getting Child Benefit continue as before. On 31 January 2020, the UK exited the EU - this was often referred to as Brexit. If your child is living in a different EU/EEA country from you, you should also apply for any family benefit payments you are entitled to in the country where they live. You will also meet the HRC, if you have been working in Ireland but become unemployed and get Jobseeker’s Benefit. If you are an EU/EEA citizen working in Ireland, you will satisfy the habitual residence condition (HRC). Use Form CB56 to tell the DEASP of any changes to your circumstances. You or your partner start work in another country.Your child, who is aged 16 or 17, leaves full-time education.You start using a different bank or post office for your benefit payments.Your child no longer lives with you, or is not in your care.Examples of changes in circumstances are: You must tell the DSP in writing about any changes in your circumstances which could affect your Child Benefit claim. See ‘How to apply for Child Benefit’ below. If you do not get a form in the post from the Child Benefit section, fill in form Child Benefit CB2 in September. If your child turns 18 in July or August and returns to full-time education in September, you will get any arrears of Child Benefit, up until the month they turn 18. This will include Child Benefit for July and August. When you get your next payment, it will include any arrears (money owed to you). You must complete and return it when your child returns to full-time education in September. In August, the Child Benefit section will send you an application form. You will get Child Benefit for July and August only if your child returns to education in September. You will not get another payment until they return to full-time education in September. If your child is 16 or 17 and in full-time education, you will get Child Benefit until June in each school year.
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