Child Benefit Change of Address

How to complete your Child Benefit change of address

Child Benefit change of address

If you need to report a change of circumstances (such as your name, address etc…) you need to inform the Child Benefits Office. If you’re changing address you need to complete a Child Benefit change of address.

We’ll cover how to change address with the Child Benefit Office and when you need to inform them of changes to circumstances. You may be aware that updating your address with Child Benefit is actually completed by updating your address with HMRC.

We will also cover how to update your address with everyone else (DVLA, NHS, HMRC Clubcards such as Boots/Tesco, Water etc…) online within 5 minutes – great stuff!

Simply click below to update your address

Tell everyone that you’re changing address in minutes.

After completing the form, we’ll update your address with your Child Benefits and any other organisations you have selected. You will need to select ‘child benefits’ from the list of companies. Once completed, you will be able to check your updates in a personalised dashboard and won’t need to speak to dozens of organisations.

You can update your address with hundreds of accounts at the same time in one place. You can also update your address with other governmental organisations, water, electoral roll, HMRC, councils, and many others.

You can do this yourself manually if you prefer (see below) or use our hassle-busting service to save hours of time.

STEP 1

Update your address

Select who needs to know you're moving -Child Benefits, HMRC, Electoral Roll etc..

STEP 2

About you

Enter your previous address, new address and the date you moved home

STEP 3

Submit

Click submit and we'll update your address with accounts automatically

Our sloths will save you the time and hassle of organising all of the updates by taking care of everything in one place 🦥

How to update your address with the Child Benefit Office

Thanks to our new moving home technology, SlothMove can actually help you update your address with the Child Benefits alongside all of your other services.

If you need to update your address with any other service (such as DVLA, NHS, Student Finance, Loyalty Cards, Council, Pet Microchipping, etc…) you would benefit from using the service. We can also help you compare the market and reduce your costs on items like your energy. So, if you want to update your address with child benefits change of address, and others:

Head over to SlothMove’s moving home platform
Enter your moving information, including your new address
Select who needs to know you’re moving home (such as Child Benefits, Tesco, Council, etc…)
Click submit
SlothMove will update your addresses across your chosen providers so you can kick-back and relax

When it comes to benefits such as updating your address with PIP (Personal Independence Payment), you cannot do that online. If you receive a personal independence payment, you can see exactly how to tell PIP you’re changing address.

Child Benefit change of account details

With HMRC’s Child Benefit Office there are a few reasons as to why you would need to update them on your personal circumstances. If any of the following change, you need to let the Child Benefit Office know:

You change your name;
You change your address;
Your bank details change;
You move abroad either temporarily or permanently;
You have a change in marital status, Civil Partnership, or if you’re living with a partner

If you need to update your address across all of your accounts, you can get started with our online change of address service.

Latest Child Benefit Updates

As we know, Child Benefits payments occur every 4 weeks and there is no limit to the number of children you can claim for. In 2022, the Child Benefit rates are:

Your first child: £21.80
Subsequent children: £14.45

Across the Platinum Jubilee bank holidays, recipients of the benefit received their payments on Friday, 4 days ahead of schedule.

There is nothing wrong, HMRC processed this earlier due to the bank holiday occurrence in June. If you’re moving home this will not affect any refunds due to you from your Child Benefits. This also applies if you’re changing address later in the year when millions will receive one-off payments from the government of £150 and/or £650.

Child Benefit Office change of address

In completing your Child Benefit Office change of address, you will need to sign on or create your Government Gateway account. Most other benefits from HMRC have been rolled into Universal Credit. For a full guide on Universal Credit and key updates on changes regarding the Corona Virus, you can see this full guide here. Or, you can watch the below video for a great overview.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I contact Child Benefit of change?

If you need to update your address with Child Benefit you can get started with our Online Moving Home Portal. This will usually be quicker than calling as hold times can be significant. If you want to speak to Child Benefits on the phone you can call the Child Benefits Helpline on 0300 200 3100

Do I need to change my address with HMRC?

If you have changed address you must update HMRC, including a child benefit change of address. If you need to tell HMRC that you have changed address you can find out how in the guide: HMRC change of address.

Completing Your Child Benefits Change of Address

You should now have a clear view of how to complete your benefits change of address. As we’ve explored, it’s really important to keep HMRC in the loop with changes to your personal circumstances, including changing your address. Whenever you move home it is important to take your ‘digital self’ with you. That’s why we wanted to make our moving home platform as comprehensive as possible with you in mind.

Child Benefit Change of Address

How to complete your Child Benefit change of address