Written questions

Social Security Benefits: Children

Commons · Question 10749 · Tabled 17 Jun 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 25 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Kim Johnson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children eligible for benefits receive their entitlement.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 25 Jun 2026

HMRC administers Child Benefit and regularly undertakes communications campaigns in press and social media to encourage people to claim. Last year, over 500,000 flyers were issued to new parents with a QR code that takes customers straight to the Child Be...