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Written question asked by Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative) on Friday, 2 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 January 2026. It was answered by Dan Tomlinson (Labour) on Monday, 12 January 2026 on behalf of the Treasury.


Income Tax: Child Benefit

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of households who will have child benefit reduced as a result of freezing of income tax thresholds.

Answer

At Budget 2025, the Government announced that it will maintain the income tax Personal Allowance at £12,570 and higher rate threshold at £50,270 from April 2028 to April 2031. The additional rate threshold remains at £125,140 from April 2028 to April 2031. These decisions have no impact on entitlement to Child Benefit or liability to the High Income Child Benefit Charge.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
101769
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Child benefit Income tax
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk