Written Question·Treasury·UIN 82525

Child Benefit

Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 24 October 2025

Question

Lizzi Collinge

LabourMorecambe and Lunesdale

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she is considering changing the child benefit taper system to reflect household rather than individual income.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Government understands the concerns that have been raised about basing the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) on individual rather than household incomes. However, basing the charge on household rather than individual incomes would come at a sig...

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