Child Benefit
Commons · Question 82525 · Tabled 15 Oct 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Lizzi Collinge
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she is considering changing the child benefit taper system to reflect household rather than individual income.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 24 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...