Written Question·Treasury·UIN 89704

Child Benefit

Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she expects HMRC to complete its review of suspended child benefit claims.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
As part of its ongoing efforts to reduce error and fraud in the Child Benefit system, HMRC undertook a pilot last year using international travel data. This pilot saw thousands of people who had left the UK but carried on claiming Child Benefit removed fr...
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