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Claim Guardian's Allowance

Use form BG1 to claim Guardian's Allowance if you're bringing up a child whose parents have died.

Updates to this page

From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Published:
4 April 2014
Last updated:
6 April 2026
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  1. New versions of the English and Welsh BG1 notes have been added for the tax year 2025 to 2026.

  2. The 'Claiming Guardian's Allowance' form notes have been updated to show that the documents granting a parent custody of the child are no longer needed for the claim.

  3. New versions of the English and Welsh BG1 notes have been added for the tax year 2024 to 2025.

  4. New versions of the English and Welsh BG1 notes have been added for the tax year 2023 to 2024.

  5. Question 16 of the claim form and page 1 of 'Claiming Guardian's Allowance' attachment have been updated for changes in residence condition legislation.

  6. New versions of the English and Welsh BG1 forms have been added.

  7. New versions of the English and Welsh BG1 notes have been added for the tax year 2019 to 2020.

  8. Added translation

  9. The helpline number in 'Claiming Guardian's Allowance (BG1 Notes)' has been updated.

  10. English and Welsh versions of the BG1, BG1 Notes and BG1 (CS) have been updated for the 2019 to 2020 tax year.

  11. The 2018 to 2019 form has been added to this page.

  12. English and Welsh versions of the BG1 Notes have been updated to reflect new tax year changes.

  13. English and Cymraeg versions of the BG1, BG1 Notes and BG1 (CS) has been updated to reflect new tax year changes.

  14. The 2015 to 2016 form has been added to this page.

  15. The 2015 to 2016 form has been added to this page

  16. First published.

Documents

Claim form

Ref: BG1

https://public-online.hmrc.gov.uk/lc/content/xfaforms/profiles/forms.html?contentRoot=repository:///Applications/Benefits_and_Credits/1.0/BG1_202021&template=BG1.xdp

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Claiming Guardian's Allowance

Ref: BG1 Notes

PDF, 447 KB, 2 pages

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Continuation sheet for additional children (BG1(CS))

Ref: BG1(CS)

https://public-online.hmrc.gov.uk/lc/content/xfaforms/profiles/forms.html?contentRoot=repository:///Applications/Benefits_and_Credits/1.0/BG1(CS)_20167&template=BG1(CS).xdp

Details

Use form BG1 to make a claim. If you’re claiming Guardian’s Allowance for more than one child, use BG1 (CS) to give details of the other children you want to claim for.

You could get Guardian’s Allowance if you’re bringing up a child whose parents have died. You may also qualify if there’s one surviving parent.

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Guardian’s Allowance — who can claim Guardian’s Allowance, how to claim and how much you can get.

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