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High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge

Asked by Sorcha EastwoodAllianceTreasuryTabled Answered 5 February 2026UIN 109328

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans her Department has to reform the High Income Child Benefit Charge.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

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. As with all tax policy, the government will keep this under review.

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