Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 89707
Child Benefit
Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of suspended child benefit payments on (a) Universal Credit and (b) other means-tested benefits.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsNo assessment has been made. Child Benefit, administered by His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC), is not taken into account as income when calculating a Universal Credit award or other means-tested benefits. It is used to assess benefit levels for t...
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