child benefit - how long till we get paid?

[millsa]

hallo, does anyone know how long it takes to receive child benefit? my baby was born in Sept and we still haven't been paid, despite sending all forms out. thanks!

[KateW]

You just reminded me to check! Our baby was born 5th Nov and I've just checked my bank and the backdated payment was paid in yesterday. I'd give them a call to chase it up if I were you. Have you had the birth certificate returned yet? That might be an indicator that they've received the paperwork.

[millsa]

yes, received the birth certificate back ages ago. thanks, will call them now

[supergolden88]

Wow KateW how did you manage to get a birth certificate so fast? My baby was also born Nov 5th but registration is not till Dec 7th (I assume that's when you get certificate?)

Also where did you get the child benefit forms? I missed out on Bounty packs and the like...

[KateW]

Supergolden, I'm an on of those ex-East Dulwich-ers who can't give up the forum! We live in Cambridge now and hubby registered the birth when she was 4 days old! And yes, you get the certificate at the same time. You can download the child benefit forms from the gov website.

[SianMorris]

Hi Kate,

Please forgive the slightly random response to your post. I have friends in East Dulwich who thought there might be some new mums on this forum who would be interested in taking part in some paid market research for one of our clients - a major baby product brand. I work for a marketing agency called The Lounge Group, based in London Bridge. We're setting up a research project for 1st time mums with babies under 3 months or who are in their 3rd trimester of pregnancy.

In return for spending about 30 minutes each day contributing to a private Facebook discussion group with other new mums for 5 days from Mon 13th - Fri 17th December, you would be paid ?50 cash + ?50 in baby product vouchers.

If you or any of the mums you know would be interested or if you want to find out more and ask some questions, please do email me at sian.morris@theloungegroup.com

Many thanks,

Sian