A Bill to amend the Child Benefit (Rates) Regulations 2006 to make provision to vary the rate of child benefit over the course of childhood to enable eligible parents to receive a higher rate during a child’s early years and a correspondingly reduced rate when that child is older
House of Lords
28 April 2022
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This bill would change how Child Benefit is paid over a child’s life, allowing a higher rate when children are young and a lower rate as they get older. It would achieve this by amending the rules that set Child Benefit rates (the Child Benefit (Rates) Regulations 2006). The measure is currently at an early stage in Parliament, having its first reading in the Lords in June 2021.
The bill is at the very start of its journey in Parliament, having only had its first reading in the Lords in June 2021 and not yet progressed to detailed scrutiny.
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16 Jun 2021
First reading took place on 16 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
