Child Benefit Act 2005

Child Benefit Act 2005[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to make provision for and in connection with altering the descriptions of persons in respect of whom a person may be entitled to child benefit.
Citation2005 c. 6
Territorial extent 
[b]
Dates
Royal assent24 March 2005
Commencement10 April 2006[c]
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Amends
Amended by
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Child Benefit Act 2005 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Child Benefit Act 2005 (c. 6) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Background

The precursor of this act was the report "Supporting young people to achieve: towards a new deal for skills" published in March 2004 by HM Treasury, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Education and Skills.[1]

Provisions

The act provided for child benefit to be paid to 16 to 19 year olds in unpaid work-based training.[2][3]

The act containe measures conditions of entitlement to child benefit provided for in part 9 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and in part 9 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 7.
  2. ↑ Section 5.
  3. ↑ Section 6. Except that any power to make regulations conferred on the Treasury by virtue of this act could be exercised at any time after the passing of this act.

References

  • Nick Wikeley. "Child Benefit Act 2005". Current Law Statutes Annotated 2005. Sweet & Maxwell. London. W Green. Edinburgh. 2005. Volume 1. Chapter 6. pp 6-1 to 6-13.
  • Halsbury's Statutes
  1. ↑ Explanatory notes, paragraph 8
  2. ↑ Powell, Martin; Bauld, Linda; Clarke, Karen (2005). Analysis and debate in social policy, 2005. Policy Press. ISBN 978-1-86134-670-4.
  3. ↑ Harris, Neville (September 2025). "Children, Families and Social Security: Eleanor Rathbone's Welfare Legacy". The Modern Law Review. 88 (5): 873–910. doi:10.1111/1468-2230.12949. ISSN 0026-7961.
  4. ↑ McBride, Jeremy (15 March 2006). "REPORT ON THE SITUATION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 2005" (PDF). EU NETWORK OF INDEPENDENT EXPERTS ON FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
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