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UIN 37016

Child Benefit: Inflation

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10 March 2025

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17 March 2025 · Answer

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17 March 2025

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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to increase the level of child benefit in line with inflation.

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  1. 10 March 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to increase the level of child benefit in line with inflation.

    Source: Commons

  2. 17 March 2025

    Answer

    To ensure that Child Benefit retains its value, the Government will increase Child Benefit in line with the consumer prices index for the year to September 2024, which is 1.7%. This means that, from 7 April 2025, the Child Benefit rate for the eldest chil...

    Source: Written answer

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