Social Security Benefits: Children
Commons · Question 112850 · Tabled 11 Feb 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many enquiries were opened as a result of data-sharing between HMRC and the DWP to identify when older children claim benefits in their own right; over what timeframe they were opened; and what the outcomes were
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 23 Feb 2026
DWP has long provided HMRC with information where older children receive benefits in their own right. Since 2024, this has been done through notifications of Universal Credit claims, replacing the previous approach which relied on Jobseeker’s Allowance an...