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 188ÌåÓý searching for ‘Child Benefit how to claimâ€�, 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.