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To ensure that the Child Benefit payments retain their value, they will be increased in line with last September\u2019s CPI at 6.7% from April 2024.<\/p>
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Child Benefit ensures families receive support for the additional costs they face in raising a child. 7.7m million families across the UK claim Child Benefit.<\/p>
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The Government does not have plans to administer Child Benefit as a working age benefit via the Department for Work and Pensions.<\/p>
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