Written Question·Treasury·UIN 74355

Child Benefit: British Nationals Abroad

Tabled: 2 September 2025

Answered: 10 September 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many child benefit claims were cancelled because the claimant was found to be living abroad in each year since 2020.

Answer

James Murray

From administrative data, the number of Child Benefit awards terminated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) through compliance activity per year, due to customers no longer meeting the Child Benefit residency criteria is provided below: ·- 2020-21 = 113 awar...

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