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
This Lords bill would change how Child Benefit is paid by varying the amount families receive as a child grows. It aims to provide more support in the early years and reduce the rate as children get older, by amending the Child Benefit (Rates) Regulations 2006. The plan is to help families with young children during those early years.
The bill is at the very start of its passage in the Lords, having completed the 1st reading; it will move to the next stages (Second Reading, Committee).
Generated 21 February 2026
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.
