Child Tax Credit

Child Tax Credit is available to people:

• responsible for a child under 16
• responsible for a young person under 20 in certain types of education or training.

You can get Child Tax Credit for a young person  to aged 16 to 19 if:

• the young person is in full-time non-advanced education (this includes education up to and including A levels, NVQ Level 3, Highers and equivalent); or
• the young person is doing approved training (this includes Foundation Learning, Skillseekers (non-employed), Skillbuild, and certain Apprenticeships if the young person is not employed).

You cannot get Child Tax Credit if the young person is receiving education or training as part of their employment. If the young person is 19, you can only get Child Tax Credit for them if they started the education or training, or were enrolled or accepted to start it, before they reached their 19^th birthday.

Your Child Tax Credit will also depend on your income.