Increase High Income Child Benefit Charge threshold and base on household income

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Increase High Income Child Benefit Charge threshold and base on household income

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We want the Government to reform the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) by increasing the income threshold for this charge to take into account inflation since 2013, and make it apply to household income, not individual income.

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Due to the Government’s policy of not increasing the threshold for HICBC, this charge now affects 1 in 5 families, raising over £1 billion each year for HMRC.

We believe the way the charge works is outdated and does not take into account inflation since 2013 or household incomes. Inflation means that the current £50,000 threshold is no longer a high income, and basing the charge on individual, rather than household income, means some households liable for the charge have lower incomes than households that do not have to pay the charge.

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