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Child amount, each child (monthly)

303.94 GBP/month

from 2026-04-06 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

You’ll get £303.94 a month for each child that lives with you.

key

uk/gov/universal-credit/child-element

value

303.94 GBP/month

period

—

effective

2026-04-06 to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2026-11-03)

next expected change

none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)

source checked

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

previous

292.81 GBP/month

scope

Great Britain (Northern Ireland via nidirect); rates for 2026-27.

hash

sha256:f18c531eae97038a79696aa7d9694044a547d1828815a1a1c1538b4633684a8b

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/universal-credit/child-element?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/universal-credit/child-element

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  "key": "uk/gov/universal-credit/child-element",
  "aliases": [
    "uk/gov/uc/child-element",
    "uk/gov/benefits/child-element"
  ],
  "label": "Child amount, each child (monthly)",
  "value": 303.94,
  "unit": "GBP/month",
  "period": null,
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-06",
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit",
  "quote": "You’ll get £303.94 a month for each child that lives with you.",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "previous": {
    "value": 292.81,
    "period": null,
    "source": "https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20260227160542/https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit"
  },
  "scope": "Great Britain (Northern Ireland via nidirect); rates for 2026-27.",
  "hash": "sha256:f18c531eae97038a79696aa7d9694044a547d1828815a1a1c1538b4633684a8b",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
    "jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImtpZCI6ImRiLTIwMjYtMTAifQ..Z1VU2mn3NcdlTUQv-fLDDhi9h1kZK7W3c87zqbzdd2aqokNuLlk_SH_dg3jUaMhMBVWQT-AjVFXNsROcgfOBDw",
    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/universal-credit/child-element",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit"
  }
}