Tens of thousands of parents have only days left to claim a tax allowance which could be worth more than ?1,000.
The last chance of a slice of the little-known Children’s Tax Credit Relief will disappear for good on January 31.
Parents could be forgiven for not knowing about the payment as it lasted for only two years before being replaced by the Child Tax Credit.
Go straight to the claim form: The Inland Revenue says the quickest way to claim is to download a copy of the claim form from http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/forms/11ctc.pdf.
