HMRC CUTS CHILD BENEFIT FOR 35,000 FAMILIES BASED ON INCOMPLETE TRAVEL DATA
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✍️ HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has stopped child benefit payments to thousands of families, including those with autistic children, after mistakenly assuming they had taken one-way trips out of the country.
👉 HMRC stopped child benefit payments to thousands of families, including those with autistic children, after mistakenly assuming they had taken one-way trips out of the country. 👉 The error affected almost 35,000 of the 6.9m in receipt of child benefit across the UK. 👉 HMRC apologised and admitted it sent letters to 0.5% of claimants with 'payments suspended' while inquiries continued. 👉 The agency is reviewing its process and considering options to prevent similar errors in the future.
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