article_snippet: Child benefit is paid to families with children under 16 – or under 20 if they are in education or training.
article_snippet: But since 2013 families with one parent earning more than £50,000 a year have been excluded from claiming the benefit.
article_snippet: It currently pays £20.50 a week for a first child, then £13.55 for other children.
article_snippet: Child benefit is paid families with children under 16 - or under 20 if they are in education or training - and is worth £20.50 a week for a first child, then £13.55 for other children.
highlights_snippet: Child benefit paid to  under 16s - or under 20s in education or training .
  
highlights_snippet: It is worth £20.50 a week for a first child, then £13.55 for other children .
  