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Child Benefit

Commons · Question 89705 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 19 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC plans to publish the findings of its review into suspended child benefit payments.

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...