Written question asked by Lord Hammond of Runnymede (Conservative) on Monday, 1 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 March 2010. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Thursday, 4 March 2010 on behalf of the Treasury.
Child Benefit: Foreigners
- Question
- (2) how many nationals of each A8 country were receiving child benefit for a child or children living in another EEA member state at the end of the most recent month for which figures are available; and in respect of how many such children child benefit was being paid on that date.
- Answer
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Around 7.5 million families are currently claiming child benefit for around 13 million children.The information requested is provided in the table. These child benefit awards are made by virtue of EC social security co-ordinating regulations which the UK has administered since it joined the European Economic Community in 1973.
As of 31 December 2009 As of 28 February 2010 Country Number of awards Number of children Number of awards Number of children Czech Republic 174 289 180 299 Estonia 16 28 19 31 Hungary 76 119 78 124 Latvia 281 373 302 405 Lithuania 797 1,133 827 1,196 Poland 23,214 37,633 23,324 38,677 Slovakia 1,506 2,554 1,523 2,639 Slovenia 5 6 4 6 Total 26,069 42,135 26,257 43,377
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 506 c1332W; 320279
- Session
- 2009-10
- Subjects
- Child benefit EU nationals
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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