When Does Child Benefit Stop? 16-19 Checker

No. Apprenticeships and training that is part of a job contract are not approved training, so Child Benefit stops at the 31 August after the 16th birthday, or when they leave full-time education if that is later.

Yes, if they are in full-time non-advanced education or approved training that they were accepted onto before turning 19. It can continue until just before their 20th birthday: HMRC pays up to the week that includes the last Monday before it.

If a 16 or 17 year old leaves education and registers with the careers service or the armed forces, you can get up to 20 more weeks of Child Benefit, as long as they work fewer than 24 hours a week and you apply within 3 months of them leaving.

At the next end of February, May, August or November after the course ends. For A levels finishing in June, that is 31 August, unless they turn 20 first.