英国国家审计署：2026年英国税务海关总署利用旅行数据打击儿童福利金欺诈和错误报告（英文版）

Child Benefit is paid to around 6.9 million families and supports around 11.7 million children. In 2024-25, HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC’s) expenditure on Child Benefit was £13.3 billion, making it the largest individual benefit it paid out. Broadly, people can claim Child Benefit if they are UK residents and responsible for a child aged under 16 or a young person aged 16–19 in full-time non-advanced education. 2 Given the scale of expenditure, even relatively low percentage levels of frau