Child benefit payment Jeremy Wright asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (18 Oct 2007: Column 1264W) what assessment HM Revenue and Customs has

Jane Kennedy: Child benefit is a universal benefit which is non-contributory and paid to families regardless of income.Ideally, separated parents will decide between themselves who should be entitled to receive child benefit. Only where the parents cannot decide who should be entitled will an officer on behalf of the commissioners of HMRC decide the matter….