Child Benefit
Commons · Question 80539 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by James MacCleary
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take any steps to replace the high income child benefit charge with a system based on total household income.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 20 Oct 2025
The Government understands the concerns that have been raised about basing the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) on individual rather than household incomes. However, basing the charge on household rather than individual incomes would come at a sig...