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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

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

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:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-benefit-statistics-annual-release-august-2022/child-benefit-statistics-annual-release-data-at-august-2022


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