Question 2

Is your or your partner's income more than £60,000?

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If either you or your partner has an individual Adjusted Net Income (ANI) of more than £60,000, the person with the higher income may have to pay a tax charge on some or all of the Child Benefit you get. It's called the High Income Child Benefit Charge. ANI is an individual's total taxable income, including any taxable benefits before any Personal Allowances and minus certain tax reliefs. You must check if your or your partner's individual ANI is more than £60,000, every year you claim Child Benefit - to ensure you pay the correct tax charge. You can find out more, including how much you may have to pay at www.gov.uk/child-benefit-tax-charge You may decide not to get Child Benefit payments, in which case the tax charge will not apply. It's still important that you claim Child Benefit to protect your State Pension (you'll get National Insurance credits until your child turns 12) and help your child get their National Insurance number automatically at 16.