Written questions

Child Benefit: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 107494 · Tabled 21 Jan 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 26 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2026 to Question 104272 on Child Benefit, how many and what proportion of the 23,794 cases relate to families in Northern Ireland.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 26 Jan 2026

Of the 23,794 Child Benefit enquires opened between August and October 2025 to confirm claimant’s residency status, 346 (1.5%) were issued to Northern Ireland claimants.HMRC does not hold a breakdown of the categories of error and fraud for those customer...