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High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the High Income Child Benefit Charge on individual income.

answeredTreasury

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Treasury
Tabled
14 Apr 2026
Target answer date
16 Apr 2026
Answer
22 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the High Income Child Benefit Charge on individual income.

  2. 16 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The High Income Child Benefit Charge is currently the best way to manage Child Benefit expenditure. By withdrawing Child Benefit from high-income families, it helps to ensure the sustainability of the public finances and protect our vital public services....

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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