Child Benefit
Commons · Question 96953 · Tabled 3 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new enquiries were opened into child benefit claims which were suspended from claimants as a result of data-sharing between HMRC and the Home Office in the period 1st to 30th November 2025.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 9 Dec 2025
There were no new Child Benefit compliance enquiries opened using Home Office international travel data in the period 1st to 30th November 2025. This is because our focus during that time was on reviewing the c. 23,500 already opened.