Child Benefit: Fraud
Commons · Question 103948 · Tabled 7 Jan 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 13 Jan 2026
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 1 to 31 December 2025.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 13 Jan 2026
There were no new Child Benefit compliance enquiries opened using Home Office international travel data in the period 1st to 31st December 2025. This is because HMRC's focus during that period was on reviewing the c. 23,500 cohort.