Written Question·Treasury·UIN 89708
Child Benefit
Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of data-sharing protocols between Departments following the suspension of child benefit payments by HMRC.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonHMRC uses Home Office international travel data as a starting point for identifying potential unreported absences from the UK. Undetected changes to an individual’s residency status are a leading cause of Child Benefit error and fraud. The legal basis for...
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