Child Tax Credit usually stops on 31 August after your child turns 16 but can continue for children under 20 in approved education, training or registered with a careers service.
Tell the Tax Credit Office as soon as possible to make sure you get paid the right amount of tax credit.
Courses are not approved if paid for by an employer or ‘advanced’, for example a university degree or BTEC Higher National Certificate.
Your child must be accepted onto the course before they turn 19.
Courses that are part of a job contract are not approved.
Your child must be accepted for the training before they turn 19.
Your child must be 16 or 17, work less than 24 hours a week and not get certain benefits (for example Income Support).