United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 80533
Child Benefit
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10 October 2025
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20 October 2025 · Answer
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20 October 2025
Summary
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of replacing the High Income Child Benefit Charge with a child benefit system based on total household income.
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10 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of replacing the High Income Child Benefit Charge with a child benefit system based on total household income.
Source: Commons
20 October 2025
Answer
The Government understands the concerns that have been raised about basing the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) on individual rather than household incomes. However, basing the charge on household rather than individual incomes would come at a sig...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/80533
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1839211
- uk · wq-1839211 · source updated 20 October 2025