Guardian's Allowance

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Eligibility

To get Guardian바카라 사이트檚 Allowance all of the following must apply:

• you바카라 사이트檙e bringing up someone else바카라 사이트檚 child
• the child바카라 사이트檚 parents are dead (see conditions for one surviving parent below)
• you qualify for Child Benefit

One of the parents must also have been either:

• born in the UK or a European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland
• living in the UK since the age of 16 for at least 52 weeks in any 2-year period

If you adopt a child you may still get Guardian바카라 사이트檚 Allowance as long as you were getting it before you adopted the child.

If there is one surviving parent

You could get Guardian바카라 사이트檚 Allowance if one of the following is true:

• you do not know where the surviving parent is and you바카라 사이트檝e made a reasonable effort to contact them
• the surviving parent will be in prison for at least 2 years from the date of death of the other parent
• the surviving parent is in a hospital by court order

Use a benefits calculator to check the benefits you바카라 사이트檙e entitled to.

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