When my child was born I applied to both NI and Rep child benefit offices and I just got my full payment every month from the south. I did think i was supposed to get whatever payment from the north and then the balance from the south but i just get the one payment from the south (plus the ECS) I have had correspondence with both offices since then but neither were questioning the way it was paid. At the moment with the way the exchange rate is it would be better if you could get the one payment from the south but I dont know if I'm some exception to the rule.
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