Child benefit - How much child benefit will you get?

How much child benefit will you get?

The amount of your child benefit depends on the age of your child. You will get a higher amount when your child turns 6. The child benefit will increase again when your child turns 12. The amounts are adjusted every year.

Child benefit at twice the basic rate if you have high expenses

If your child does not live with you, for example, because he or she is disabled, and you are faced with high expenses, you may be eligible for child benefit at twice the basic rate. You can read more about this under 'your child is leaving home (temporarily)'.

Higher amount for children born before 1995

The amount of child benefit paid for children born before 1 January 1995 depends on the number of children you get child benefit for. The more children for whom you get child benefit, the higher the amount will be for your children born before 1995.

Child benefit as from January 2012