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Eldest or only child

27.05 GBP/week

2026-27, from 2026-04-06 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source · next expected change 2027-04-06

Eldest or only child | £27.05

key

uk/child-benefit/eldest-or-only-child

value

27.05 GBP/week

period

2026-27

effective

2026-04-06 to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/child-benefit/what-youll-get

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2027-04-06)

next expected change

2027-04-06 (annual: a fixed day each year)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

previous

26.05 GBP/week (2025-26) from 2025-04-06

scope

UK-wide; weekly rates

hash

sha256:bf575597d23d7093e9aeda2d7a159e5127a621bf7f507c863ab451fd5b893c2c

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/child-benefit/eldest-or-only-child?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/child-benefit/eldest-or-only-child

{
  "protocol": "verified-facts/0.3",
  "key": "uk/child-benefit/eldest-or-only-child",
  "label": "Eldest or only child",
  "value": 27.05,
  "unit": "GBP/week",
  "period": "2026-27",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-06",
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/child-benefit/what-youll-get",
  "quote": "Eldest or only child | £27.05",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2027-04-06",
  "changeCadence": "annual",
  "nextExpectedChange": "2027-04-06",
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "previous": {
    "value": 26.05,
    "period": "2025-26",
    "effectiveFrom": "2025-04-06",
    "source": "https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250702194804/https://www.gov.uk/child-benefit/what-youll-get"
  },
  "scope": "UK-wide; weekly rates",
  "hash": "sha256:bf575597d23d7093e9aeda2d7a159e5127a621bf7f507c863ab451fd5b893c2c",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
    "jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImtpZCI6ImRiLTIwMjYtMTAifQ..pM_esIAcBmwSpHT9_NyYCabSwxP7JGbzVBm9e4s3h5Gi5Xo-QL0wgqlS4Qdkdp3y0pXYdiLwiCy-MgeSmnusCA",
    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/child-benefit/eldest-or-only-child",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/child-benefit/what-youll-get"
  }
}