United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 105331
Child Benefit: Fraud
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13 January 2026
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19 January 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 103948 on Child Benefit: Fraud, if she will make an estimate of the cost to her Department of time spent reviewing old cases.
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13 January 2026
Written question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 103948 on Child Benefit: Fraud, if she will make an estimate of the cost to her Department of time spent reviewing old cases.
Source: Commons
19 January 2026
Answer
The projected savings for the residency compliance work are a component of a wider measure announced at Autumn Budget 24 and forms part of the overall forecast for Child Benefit expenditure. The estimate of £350 million over five years for the total savin...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-13/105331
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1870866
- uk · wq-1870866 · source updated 19 January 2026