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Hello my child is leaving a specalist school becasue he turns 20 soon. He recieves pip at both enhanced rate. Would be beable to stay on my tax credit award rather than claim esa in his own right. He isnt capable of managing his finances hes still like a child wanting to go places and do things a child likes to do. I have a 11 year old awell. My disabled child been take off our tax credit award would put us in financial diffuculty because we would need to go back out to work to support the 11 year old but carnt because we have no care for the 20 year old it would be easier for him to stay on our tax credits award so i can provide him with all the things he needs
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Hi @summer, I've moved your post to our benefits advisors page as they may be able to advise you.
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HI summer,
No, I'm sorry you can't get child benefit or child tax credit for your child once he turns 20. He'll need to claim in his own right (ESA, as you mention), but you can be an appointee for him, which means you do everything he would do to make the claims and report changes of circumstances.
You can ask the DWP about becoming an appointee if you aren't one already.
You might also want to consider getting power of attorney so that you have responsibility for managing his finances in general.
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