Written Question·Treasury·UIN 65764
High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge
Tabled: 8 July 2025
Answered: 16 July 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of scrapping the High Income Child Benefit Charge.
Answer
James MurrayWhile the government understands the concerns that have been raised about the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC), it is currently the best way to manage Child Benefit expenditure. By withdrawing Child Benefit from high-income families, the HICBC hel...
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