Written Question·Treasury·UIN 25009

Child Benefit

Tabled: 20 January 2025
Answered: 23 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Jake Richards

LabourRother Valley

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her Department's policy is on claiming back child benefit from parents who have lost a child in the year since the payment was made.

Answer

James Murray
Entitlement to Child Benefit continues for eight weeks after the date of a child’s death. This recognises that the period following such a traumatic event is particularly difficult and avoids causing additional distress from the immediate removal of finan...

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