Question follow-through · 108723
Child Benefit: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the total amount of Child Benefit paid to non-UK nationals since July 2024, broken down by month; and what proportion of that amount was paid for children who don’t reside in the UK.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 27 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 4 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the total amount of Child Benefit paid to non-UK nationals since July 2024, broken down by month; and what proportion of that amount was paid for children who don’t reside in the UK.
4 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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4 Feb 2026
Answer published
HMRC no longer produce a breakdown of Child benefit claimed by nationality.This release was discontinued following user consultation.The latest publication was in August 2022. Income Tax, National Insurance contributions, Tax Credits and Child Benefit Sta...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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