Written Question·Treasury·UIN 120076
Child Benefit
Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Question
Damien Egan
Labour — Bristol North East
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of Child Benefit rules on children in shared care arrangements.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonThe current system places Child Benefit in the hands of one parent or guardian and gives that person responsibility for allocating it between capital and day to day costs. This ensures that the family with priority of entitlement for a child is provided w...
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