4.Section 141 of the Contributions and Benefits Act and section 137 of the Northern Ireland Contributions and Benefits Act provide for child benefit to be paid for each week in which a person is responsible for one or more children. Section 142 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (and 138 of the Northern Ireland Contributions and Benefits Act) define the circumstances in which a person is treated as a child for child benefit purposes in any week.
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