Child Benefit
Commons · Question 89708 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of data-sharing protocols between Departments following the suspension of child benefit payments by HMRC.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 19 Nov 2025
HMRC uses Home Office international travel data as a starting point for identifying potential unreported absences from the UK. Undetected changes to an individual’s residency status are a leading cause of Child Benefit error and fraud. The legal basis for...