Written Question·Treasury·UIN 105764
Child Benefit: Maladministration
Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date (i) HMRC and (ii) ministers in her Department were notified of child benefit claimants incorrectly having benefits stopped due to data sharing with the Home Office.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonHMRC use international travel data and other checks to help tackle Child Benefit error and fraud, which is expected to save around £350 million over the next five years. As HMRC scaled up the work through September and into October 2025, it came to HMRC’s...
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