Child Tax Credit (CTC) is for families who are responsible for at least one child or qualifying young person. You should claim if you have a child or qualifying young person who usually lives with you. You do not have to be working to claim CTC.

CTC is made up of the following

• Family element, the basic element for families responsible for one or more children. A higher rate of family element, often known as the baby element, is paid to families with one or more children under one year old. There is only one family element for each family, regardless of how many children usually live with you.
• Child element, one for each child you are responsible for
• Disability element, one for each child you are responsible for
- if you are receiving Disability Living Allowance for the child, or
- the child is registered blind or has been taken off the blind register in the 28 weeks before you complete the form.