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Written question asked by Andrew Snowden (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 December 2025 (named day). It was answered by Dan Tomlinson (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 December 2025 on behalf of the Treasury.


Child Benefit

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new enquiries were opened into child benefit claims which were suspended from claimants as a result of data-sharing between HMRC and the Home Office in the period 1st to 30th November 2025.

Answer

There were no new Child Benefit compliance enquiries opened using Home Office international travel data in the period 1st to 30th November 2025. This is because our focus during that time was on reviewing the c. 23,500 already opened.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
96953
Session
2024-26
Related items
Child Benefit
Tuesday, 16 December 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Points of Order
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
Proceeding contributions
House of Commons
Subjects
Child benefit Home Office Revenue and Customs Reviews Information sharing
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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