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Written question asked by Andrea Jenkyns (Conservative) on Monday, 30 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 October 2019. It was answered by Rishi Sunak (Conservative) on Monday, 7 October 2019 on behalf of the Treasury.

Child Benefit: Adoption

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the child benefit rules to include support to all parents of adopted children.

Answer

Child Benefit provides support to all parents of adopted children where those parents are responsible for the adopted children. A person is treated as being responsible for a child, whether that child is adopted or not adopted, where:

  • the child living is with them;

  • they are contributing to the cost of providing for the child at a weekly rate not less than the weekly rate of Child Benefit payable in respect of that child for that week.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
292330
Session
2017-19
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Child benefit Adoption Parents
Link
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