High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge
Commons · Question 65764 · Tabled 8 Jul 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of scrapping the High Income Child Benefit Charge.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 16 Jul 2025
While the government understands the concerns that have been raised about the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC), it is currently the best way to manage Child Benefit expenditure. By withdrawing Child Benefit from high-income families, the HICBC hel...