US EditionCrackdown on people wrongly claiming child benefit abroad
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has extended its digital claims process and is expanding its investigative team from 15 to over 200 to prevent £350 million in fraudulent Child Benefit claims.
- The UK Government is implementing stricter measures to stop Child Benefit payments to tens of thousands of individuals living abroad, with these changes set to take effect by August 31, 2025.
- This action follows a pilot using international travel data that identified 2,600 people wrongly claiming benefits after leaving the UK.
- Officials said a specialist team of over 200 investigators will expand from September to review claims and protect taxpayers from ineligible payments.
- Cabinet Office Minister Georgia Gould stated, "If you're claiming benefits you're not entitled to, your time is up," as the scheme aims to save £350 million.
- The crackdown expects to improve enforcement and ensure payments support eligible families, while urging parents to extend claims digitally before the deadline.
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Ministers launch crackdown on claiming child benefit from abroad
The move follows a successful trial in which 15 investigators stopped 2,600 people receiving the benefit after moving abroad. Thousands of people living abroad will have their child benefit stopped as the Government clamps down on people wrongly claiming the payment. People who leave the UK for more than eight weeks are no longer eligible for the benefit, other than in exceptional circumstances, but some continue to claim it incorrectly. Ministe…
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