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Rates and allowances: Child Benefit, Guardian's Allowance and tax credits

Find out the Child Benefit and Guardian's Allowance rates. You can also find the tax credits rates, thresholds and allowances up to 5 April 2025.

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From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Published:
5 April 2012
Last updated:
9 March 2026
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  1. The 2026 to 2027 rates have been confirmed for Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance.

  2. Provisional rates for Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance for the 2026 to 2027 tax year have been added. The rates for 2023 to 2024 tax year have been removed.

  3. 2025 to 2026 rates and allowances have been updated.

  4. 2024 to 2025 rates have been confirmed.

  5. Rates for Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, tax credits income threshold and withdrawal rates, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance for the 2024 to 2025 tax year are proposed.

  6. Reference to tax credits calculator removed as the tool has been decommissioned.

  7. 2023 to 2024 rates have been confirmed.

  8. Rates for Working Tax Credit, Childcare element of Working tax credit, Child Tax Credit, Tax credits income thresholds and withdrawal rates, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance for the 2023 to 2024 tax year are proposed.

  9. Rates for Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance for the 2022 to 2023 tax year are proposed.

  10. We have updated the rates for Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance for the 2022 to 2023 tax year.

  11. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2021 to 2022.

  12. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2020 to 2021.

  13. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2019 to 2020.

  14. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2018 to 2019.

  15. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2017 to 2018.

  16. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2016 to 2017.

  17. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2015 to 2016.

  18. First published.

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Child Benefit, Guardian's Allowance and tax credits — rates and allowances

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This document is classified by HMRC as guidance and contains information about the rates payable for:

  • Child Benefit
  • Guardian’s Allowance

Tax credits ended on 5 April 2025

You can also get information about previous tax credits income thresholds and the childcare element for:

  • Working Tax Credit — rates up to 5 April 2025
  • Child Tax Credit — rates up to 5 April 2025

Read more information about tax credits which ended on 5 April 2025.

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