Written Question·Treasury·UIN 105367

Child Benefit: Fraud

Tabled: 13 January 2026

Answered: 19 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the press release entitled Child Benefit action to save £350 million from claimants abroad, published on 22 August 2025, and to the correspondence from the Chief Executive and First Permanent Secre

Answer

Dan Tomlinson

The projected savings for the residency compliance work are a component of a wider measure announced at Autumn Budget 24 and forms part of the overall forecast for Child Benefit expenditure. The estimate of £350 million over five years for the total savin...

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