Dependent child

Dependent child

Your child is a "dependent child" if they are financially dependent on you and:

under 18 years of age, or
over 18 but under 25 years of age and a full-time student or an apprentice*.

A child who has a spouse or domestic partner cannot be a dependent child.

For accidents before 6 July 2022, children aged over 16 must be a full time student or an apprentice* to be classified as a ‘dependent child’.

* Apprentice applies to accidents on or after 26 September 2018.


Dependent child Dependent child Your child is a "dependent child" if they are financially dependent on you and: under 18 years of age, or over 18 but under 25 years of age and a full-time student or an apprentice. A child who has a spouse or domestic partner cannot be a dependent child. For accidents before 6 July 2022, children aged over 16 must be a full time student or an apprentice to be classified as a ‘dependent child’. * Apprentice applies to accidents on or after 26 September 2018.