Families will also receive £17.25 per week (up from £16.95) for each additional child they have after that. Unlike some other benefits. There is no limit to how many children families can claim for.

But, April's payments may come on a different day, due to the Easter bank holidays.

Child Benefit is usually paid on a Monday or Tuesday, but there is a bank holiday on Monday, April 21 to mark Easter Monday.

If you’re due a Child Benefit payment on April 21, you’ll likely receive it on Thursday, April 17 instead.

This is because Friday, April 18, is also a bank holiday, as this is Good Friday. Easter Sunday will fall on April 20.

It's estimated that around 7 million families claim Child Benefit in the UK, for around 13 million children, although figures change........

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