{"id":64845,"date":"2024-06-03T13:05:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T13:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/03\/child-benefit-half-a-million-waiting-on-delayed-payment\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T13:05:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T13:05:07","slug":"child-benefit-half-a-million-waiting-on-delayed-payment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/03\/child-benefit-half-a-million-waiting-on-delayed-payment\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Benefit: Half a million waiting on delayed payment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/branded_news\/6306\/live\/05d848d0-219c-11ef-a52c-c331d140cb33.jpg?fit=1024,576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Child Benefit: Half a million waiting on delayed payment\" title=\"Child Benefit: Half a million waiting on delayed payment\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">About half a million people have been left without their Child Benefit payment, after a technical issue at HMRC.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">HMRC says it is working to resolve the batch processing issue, which meant that around 30% of Monday\u2019s scheduled payments did not go through.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Many parents took to social media to complain about the missing payment with some saying they have been left unable to buy food or pay for their child\u2019s bus fare.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">HMRC is asking customers not to contact them, saying more information will be provided via social media as soon as it is available.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The UK&#8217;s tax authority, which administers Child Benefit payments, says the missed payments will be made, but cannot yet say when.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">You can claim Child Benefit if you are responsible for bringing up a child under 16, or under 20 if they are in approved education or training.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Only one parent receives the payment per child, but there is no limit to how many children you can claim for.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The payments, which are usually made every four weeks, arrive on a Monday or Tuesday.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cWe\u2019re sorry that some customers\u2019 Child Benefit payments have not arrived as scheduled and we are working urgently to resolve the issue,&#8221; HMRC said in a statement.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It said the issues that caused Monday\u2019s problems would not impact payments scheduled for Tuesday.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Anyone impacted by the technical problems can submit a complaint online.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/ceqqv249gn6o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About half a million people have been left without their Child Benefit payment, after a technical issue at HMRC. HMRC says it is working to resolve the batch processing issue, which meant that around 30% of Monday\u2019s scheduled payments did not go through. 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