Written question asked by Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru) on Friday, 1 September 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 September 2023. It was answered by Victoria Atkins (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 September 2023 on behalf of the Treasury.
Child Benefit
- Question
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of families have been affected by the High Income Child Benefit Charge in each of the last five years; whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of a higher threshold for household income to determine eligibility for child benefit; and if he will increase the threshold for the High Income Child Benefit Charge in line with inflation.
- Answer
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The Government publishes annual data on individuals who have declared a High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) liability and individuals that have opted out of getting Child Benefit payments, available on GOV.UK:
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 196334
- Session
- 2022-23
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Child benefit Inflation High income child benefit tax charge
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
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- 2023-10-05 19:53:15 +0100
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