Benefits for a child who is in hospital
If your child usually lives with you but is in hospital, you will stop getting Child Benefit for them after they have been in hospital for 84 days.
Child Tax Credit will carry on being paid for a child who normally lives with you, but who is in hospital. Benefit may stop if the child is in hospital for a long period of time. Get advice if this applies to you. You can use our Find an Adviser tool to find a local one.
If your child is in hospital and likely to be away from home for more than 52 weeks, you will stop getting money for them in your means-tested benefits.