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UIN 6799

Child Benefit

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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23 May 2022

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31 May 2022 · Answer

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31 May 2022

Summary

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of calculating child benefit on household rather than individual income.

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  1. 23 May 2022

    Written question

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of calculating child benefit on household rather than individual income.

    Source: Commons

  2. 31 May 2022

    Answer

    Child Benefit remains a universal benefit. The High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) is a tax charge which applies to anyone with an income of over £50,000 who gets Child Benefit, or whose partner gets it. HICBC is calculated on an individual rather th...

    Source: Written answer

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