Written Question·Treasury·UIN 82525
Child Benefit
Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 24 October 2025
Question
Lizzi Collinge
Labour — Morecambe 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 TomlinsonThe 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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