Labour admits 60% of parents wrongly targeted in HMRC child benefit fraud crackdown

Exclusive: Scale of government’s anti-fraud fiasco is four times higher than previously admitted ...

Child benefit alert as HMRC issues Christmas warning to parents

Parents across the UK have received an alert from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Child Benefit payments may be delayed during ...
Daily Record

HMRC confirms new weekly Child Benefit payment rates for next year

Shortly after Chancellor rRachel Reeves delivered the Autumn Budget in the House of Commons last week, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) confirmed the annual uprating for Child Benefit and Guardian’s ...
Get Surrey

HMRC confirms new Child Benefit payment rates from April 2026 - what you could get

Parents and guardians may be in line for a boost in financial support next year. Following last week's Autumn Budget announcement by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the House of Commons, HM Revenue and ...
MoneyWeek

Child Benefit: how it works, eligibility criteria and how to claim

If you are responsible for bringing up a child who is under the age of 16, or under the age of 20 but still in approved education or training, you could be entitled to Child Benefit. This is a ...
The Financial Times

Keir Starmer accused of creating new welfare trap by scrapping two-child benefit cap

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of giving large families an incentive to claim sickness benefits despite ...

HMRC child benefit fraud crackdown with 60% of parents 'wrongly targeted'

The scale of the government’s anti-fraud fiasco is four times higher than previously admitted, The Guardian reports.