Child Benefit: Fraud and Standards
2026-06-29 · Treasury · 14498 · Official question
Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the National Audit Office report titled 'HMRC’s use of travel data to tackle fraud and error in Child Benefit payments', how many of the compliance enquiries issued to Northern Ireland claimants (i
Answer
This government is committed to tackling Child Benefit error and fraud. Using international travel data has so far prevented nearly 10,000 customers claiming incorrectly, protecting around £60 million in taxpayers’ money. HMRC issued compliance enquiries ...