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Child's Special Allowance was a payment under the United Kingdom system of Social Security.
It was instituted by Harold Macmillan in 1959 for the orphaned children of divorced parents,
It was a contributory non-means-tested benefit, paid in addition to child benefit to a divorced woman whose husband had died, whose ex-partner had been paying maintenance and who had not got a new partner. It was not taxable, but was taken into account for means-tested benefits.
It was abolished, as far as new claims were concerned, in April 1987. At that point it was paid at a rate of £8.05 per eligible child. Payments continued for existing beneficiaries under the scheme of transitional protection.
References
- Spicker, Paul (2011-01-19). How Social Security Works: An Introduction to Benefits in Britain – Paul Spicker – Google Books. ISBN 9781847428103. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- Welfare Benefits Handbook. Child Poverty Action Group. 1988.