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<\/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:
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Number of children in (i) the UK and (ii) England receiving Child Benefit payments as of August of each year<\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Age<\/strong><\/p><\/td> UK<\/strong><\/p><\/td> England<\/strong><\/p><\/td> UK<\/strong><\/p><\/td> England<\/strong><\/p><\/td> UK<\/strong><\/p><\/td> England<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 161<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 643,915<\/p><\/td> 542,490<\/p><\/td> 656,640<\/p><\/td> 554,150<\/p><\/td> 660,420<\/p><\/td> 557,185<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 17<\/p><\/td> 500,560<\/p><\/td> 423,980<\/p><\/td> 517,110<\/p><\/td> 439,520<\/p><\/td> 528,280<\/p><\/td> 450,065<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 18<\/p><\/td> 418,565<\/p><\/td> 361,175<\/p><\/td> 422,505<\/p><\/td> 366,560<\/p><\/td> 440,745<\/p><\/td> 383,845<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 19<\/p><\/td> 95,830<\/p><\/td> 80,305<\/p><\/td> 90,610<\/p><\/td> 75,490<\/p><\/td> 84,015<\/p><\/td> 70,080<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Note 1: not all 16 year olds will remain in further education from the following September<\/p> <\/p>