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Rising incomes sees more families dragged into high income child benefit charge

8 February 2026

A further 54,000 families will be dragged into paying the high income child benefit tax charge by 2030/31 as a result of rising incomes. A Freedom of Information request submitted by financial advice firm NFU Mutual showed that the number of families liable for the child benefit tax charge will jump from 324,000 this...