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Originally Posted by danielf
It looks that way, but I've not found the exact reasoning.
Probably not, but it may well be that this thing is an unintended consequence of some other policy rather than a deliberate policy in itself.
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Just had a look through the HMRC pages about this and it appears that the child benefit (and all other compulsory NICs based benefits) are only payable after 1 full year of working and paying NICs .The same rule applies should English nationals work abroad .
From what i can understand we are only topping up CB to make up the difference between the 2 countries benefits
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Should you decide to claim UK Child Benefit, the Child Benefit Office will consider which country should pay you the money. If there is a difference in the amounts paid by each country, you could get a 'top-up' so that you don't lose out
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http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/childbenefit/...k-abroad.htm#1
clear as mud
