Ellie31

I know, it is so frustrating. For our application we had to provide so many supporting docs as we had recently moved house. You might want to check the requirement with Southwark though - our letter had to be dated in the last year. redjam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Am I the only person who thinks this is utterly > insane?! We also opted out of child benefit when > the changes came in several years ago but luckily > I am anally retentive so have hung on to the bit > of paper that confirmed we'd done so. But there > was no reason at the time to think I'd ever need > it again so I'm sure you're not the only person > who'll need to get a new letter, mrs.lotte. > > Talk about government departments creating > paperwork for themselves! There must be so many > other ways they can confirm your child is who you > say they are and where you live without going via > this route, given that so many people will have > opted out years ago.

We had to provide this for our Primary School Application. Whether you claim Child Benefit or not you need a letter to state this from HMRC (has to be dated in the last year). I called the below number and they sent one in the post. Don't let them fob you off, this is where you get it from. * Child benefit letters can be requested by calling HMRC 0300 200 3100. To speak to an advisor, respond as follows to the recorded questions: 1. "Child Benefit" 2. "Speak to an advisor" 3. "Education" 4. "Yes" 5. "No". Confirm to the advisor that the letter is required to support your school application.

Hi prm, I posted a similar message shortly before yours. I know there is a young child friendly one at Crystal Palace Park tomorrow evening but haven't been abke to find much for the weekend.

Hi all, Does anyone know of a fairly local firework display taking place on Saturday night aimed at younger children (at 6pm for example)? I know there is a child friendly one at Crystal Palace but that is on Thursday - no chance of getting there post work / nursery pick-up. Thanks!