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Child Tax Credit: Foster Care

Asked by Richard TiceReform UKTreasuryTabled Answered 11 April 2025UIN 43738

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered reallocating Child Tax Credit payments previously claimed by a child’s parents prior to their entering foster care to that child while in care.

Answered by Darren Jones

Child Tax Credit has been fully replaced by Universal Credit and Pension Credit since 6 April 2025. The Department for Work and Pensions has invited all eligible customers to claim. There are consequently no plans to review past Child Tax Credit rules or arrangements.

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