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  2. Child benefits in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    This was £1 higher than the rate payable for subsequent children, which was again frozen, at £7.25/week. From 1991 Child Benefit increased in line with inflation, until 1998, when the new Labour government increased the first child rate by more than 20%, and abolished the Lone Parent rate. New Labour oversaw the biggest increase in child ...

  3. Loss of United Kingdom child benefit data (2007) - Wikipedia

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    The loss of United Kingdom child benefit data was a data breach incident in October 2007, when two computer discs owned by HM Revenue and Customs containing data relating to child benefit went missing. The incident was announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, on 20 November 2007. The two discs contained the personal ...

  4. HM Revenue and Customs - Wikipedia

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    His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (commonly HM Revenue and Customs, or HMRC) [4] [5] is a non-ministerial department of the UK Government responsible for the collection of taxes, the payment of some forms of state support, the administration of other regulatory regimes including the national minimum wage and the issuance of national insurance numbers.

  5. Child benefit - Wikipedia

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    The Canada child benefit (CCB) is a tax-free monthly payment made to eligible families to help them with the cost of raising children under 18 years of age. [4] Basic benefit for July 2019 to June 2020 is calculated as: [5] 6,639 CAD per year (553.25 CAD per month) for each eligible child under the age of 6.

  6. Working Tax Credit - Wikipedia

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    Working Tax Credit. Working Tax Credit (WTC) is a state benefit in the United Kingdom made to people who work and receive a low income. It was introduced in April 2003 and is a means-tested benefit. Despite the name, tax credits are not to be confused with tax credits linked to a person's tax bill, because they are used to top-up low wages.

  7. Child tax credit - Wikipedia

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    A child tax credit (CTC) is a tax credit for parents with dependent children given by various countries. The credit is often linked to the number of dependent children a taxpayer has and sometimes the taxpayer's income level. For example, with the Child Tax Credit in the United States, only families making less than $400,000 per year may claim ...

  8. National Insurance number - Wikipedia

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    Three months before a person's 16th birthday, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) notifies them of their NI number. [2] In 1993, a one-off mass allocation of NI numbers was made to all children under the age of 16 whose parents were in receipt of Child Benefit. As a result of this, siblings who met the criteria above were allocated NI numbers ...

  9. Welfare Reform Act 2012 - Wikipedia

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    Text of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. The Welfare Reform Act 2012 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom which makes changes to the rules concerning a number of benefits offered within the British social security system. [1]