chysantheMUM
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Hi, does anyone know what would happen in my situation regarding child benefit. I have just read that for your oldest child you get £20 aweek child benefit and that for all other children you get £13.20. Now my baby which is due in September, is my 2nd child, my only other child (my eldest) is 23 years old and I haven't been claiming child benefit for him for many years now I automatically assumed that mean that I would get £13.20 a week for this baby. However, its not all about me (or is it?) you see its my OH's first and only child, so therefore HIS eldest child. So what will happen, will they class our newborn as the 2nd child or the eldest child when determining how much child benefit we're entitled to? I know we'll find out soon enough, when baby is born and we put in our claim, but just wondering what happened to others in similar circumstances