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Child Benefit: Foreign Nationals

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainTreasuryTabled Answered 30 April 2025UIN 47010

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many non-UK nationals have accessed child benefit in the last five years.

Answered by Darren Jones

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 Statistics for Non-UK Nationals: 2019 to 2020 - GOV.UK

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