Child Tax Credit

(asked on 10th July 2014) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to allow child tax credit awards to continue for children over the age of 19 where their school education has been delayed by ill health.


Answered by
Priti Patel Portrait
Priti Patel
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
This question was answered on 17th July 2014

Child Tax Credit is payable in respect of young people in full time non-advanced education providing that it started before their 19th birthday.

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