With recent tax changes you might want to look again at claiming
The High-Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) is a tax charge that applies to higher earners who receive Child Benefit or whose partner receives it.
The government increased the income threshold at which HICBC starts to be charged from £50,000 to £60,000 from April 2024.
The rate at which the HICBC is charged is reduced, with the clawback for incomes over £60,000 being 1% for every £200 above the threshold instead of 1% for every £ 100.
Child Benefit will not be fully withdrawn until individuals have ‘adjusted net income’ of £80,000 or more.
You can register to claim child benefit for a child not previously claimed for, with benefits backdated up to three months or from the child’s birthdate (if part of the amount claimed relates to a period before 6 April 2024, it will be counted as being received in the current tax year).
Or if you’ve claimed before and stopped because you were caught by the previous earnings thresholds, it may be worth claiming again.
Just check what you’ll earn to ensure you don’t fall within the new higher thresholds for the High-Income Benefit Charge.