Adjust child benefit so that the payments are higher for young children.

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Adjust child benefit so that the payments are higher for young children.

Petition Details

I believe young children are harder to support than older children and receive very little help. Currently child benefit is the same through a child's life. I believe child benefit should be larger when the child is under 4 and then decrease as they get to 5 and when they become a teenager.

Additional Information

When a child is over 3 years old parents get support with child care costs.
https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-and-education-for-2-to-4-year-olds

When the child gets close to 5 years old it goes to school, which is a form of child care.
https://www.gov.uk/schools-admissions/applying

When a child becomes a teenager their work restrictions become more lenient:
https://www.gov.uk/child-employment/restrictions-on-child-employment

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