Campaign for Home Education

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Monday 19 April

Home Education 16+ Details about Child Benefit Entitlement

Child Benefit is payable for ALL children in full-time education (12+ hours) beyond the age of 16, whether they attend school/college or are educated otherwise as long as the education is not above Level 3 (A Level or equivalent).

Between January and June of the school year in which the child turns 16, parents will receive a letter from the Child Benefit Office at HMRC in Newcastle asking whether the child will be continuing their full time education post 16.

Home education is recognised as "full-time education" after the age of 16 in the same way as it is legally recognised before the child was 16. In other words it is not necessary for your child to be studying for exams. receiving tuition or taking a course in order for the education to be counted as full time.

Links to HMRC Decision Makers Guides can be found on our updated Home Education and Child Benefit page here.