Child Benefit
Commons · Question 89704 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she expects HMRC to complete its review of suspended child benefit claims.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 19 Nov 2025
As part of its ongoing efforts to reduce error and fraud in the Child Benefit system, HMRC undertook a pilot last year using international travel data. This pilot saw thousands of people who had left the UK but carried on claiming Child Benefit removed fr...