Child Benefit: Foreign Nationals

(asked on 27th January 2026) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the total amount of Child Benefit paid to non-UK nationals since July 2024, broken down by month; and what proportion of that amount was paid for children who don’t reside in the UK.


Answered by
Dan Tomlinson Portrait
Dan Tomlinson
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 4th February 2026

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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