Written Question·Treasury·UIN 37016

Child Benefit: Inflation

Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 17 March 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour — Poole

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to increase the level of child benefit in line with inflation.

Answer

Darren Jones
To ensure that Child Benefit retains its value, the Government will increase Child Benefit in line with the consumer prices index for the year to September 2024, which is 1.7%. This means that, from 7 April 2025, the Child Benefit rate for the eldest chil...
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