Closed petition Raise child benefit by £10 a week to help families during the pandemic

Closed on 18 December 2020

We are calling for emergency support for children to ensure all parents can cover the basic costs of raising their children in the face of reduced income.

Families need more help with meeting children’s needs and unexpected costs while schools are closed and the new income protection measures can take effect.

We have therefore come together to ask you to consider uplifting child benefit by £10 per child per week.

Most families with children access child benefit and 12.7 million children receive this benefit.

It offers an effective, fast and resilient way to get money to families through our existing infrastructure - families will get the help they need directly into their bank accounts to cover additional costs.