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This information is only available at disproportionate cost as the available Child
Benefit data does not distinguish between young persons who are 16 and not in further
education and those who are. Information on the educational setting (school or college)
attended by young people aged 16 or over is not held.<p> </p>Child Benefit statistics
are published using August data from each year, detailing the number of children receiving
Child Benefit payments by age and region. Figures from 2019-2021 for children aged
16-19 are summarised in the table below:<p> </p><p><strong>Number of children in (i)
the UK and (ii) England receiving Child Benefit payments as of August of each year</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>643,915</p></td><td><p>542,490</p></td><td><p>656,640</p></td><td><p>554,150</p></td><td><p>660,420</p></td><td><p>557,185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>500,560</p></td><td><p>423,980</p></td><td><p>517,110</p></td><td><p>439,520</p></td><td><p>528,280</p></td><td><p>450,065</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>418,565</p></td><td><p>361,175</p></td><td><p>422,505</p></td><td><p>366,560</p></td><td><p>440,745</p></td><td><p>383,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>95,830</p></td><td><p>80,305</p></td><td><p>90,610</p></td><td><p>75,490</p></td><td><p>84,015</p></td><td><p>70,080</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Note 1: not all 16 year olds will remain in further education from the following
September</p><p> </p><p>The Child Benefit annual statistics are published on GOV.UK
at:</p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/child-benefit-geographical-statistics"
target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/child-benefit-geographical-statistics</em></a>
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