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Rates and allowances: tax credits, Child Benefit and Guardian's Allowance

Find out the rates, thresholds and allowances for tax credits, Child Benefit and Guardian's Allowance.

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This document is classified by HMRC as guidance and contains information about the rates payable for:

  • Working Tax Credit
  • Child Tax Credit
  • Child Benefit
  • Guardian’s Allowance

It also gives information about tax credit income thresholds and the childcare element of Working Tax Credit.

Published 5 April 2012
Last updated 29 February 2024 + show all updates
  1. 2024 to 2025 rates have been confirmed.

  2. Rates for Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, tax credits income threshold and withdrawal rates, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance for the 2024 to 2025 tax year are proposed.

  3. Reference to tax credits calculator removed as the tool has been decommissioned.

  4. 2023 to 2024 rates have been confirmed.

  5. Rates for Working Tax Credit, Childcare element of Working tax credit, Child Tax Credit, Tax credits income thresholds and withdrawal rates, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance for the 2023 to 2024 tax year are proposed.

  6. Rates for Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance for the 2022 to 2023 tax year are proposed.

  7. We have updated the rates for Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance for the 2022 to 2023 tax year.

  8. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2021 to 2022.

  9. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2020 to 2021.

  10. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2019 to 2020.

  11. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2018 to 2019.

  12. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2017 to 2018.

  13. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2016 to 2017.

  14. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2015 to 2016.

  15. First published.