The Child Benefit Act 2005 (c. 6) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Background The precursor of this act was the report "Supporting young people to achieve: towards a new deal for skills" published in March 2004 by HM Treasury, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Education and Skills.Explanatory notes, paragraph 8
Provisions The act provided for child benefit to be paid to 16 to 19 year olds in unpaid work-based training.
The act containe measures conditions of entitlement to child benefit provided for in part 9 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and in part 9 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.
Notes
References Nick Wikeley. "Child Benefit Act 2005". Current Law Statutes Annotated 2005. Sweet & Maxwell. London. W Green. Edinburgh. 2005. Volume 1. Chapter 6. pp 6-1 to 6-13. Halsbury's Statutes
External links
Explanatory notes to the Child Benefit Act 2005.