A Bill to require the Chancellor of the Exchequer to report to Parliament on the likely effects of increasing in line with inflation the income threshold for the High Income Child Benefit Charge and of determining that threshold by reference to household income instead of individual income.
House of Commons
Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist Party
1 November 2023
This bill would require the Chancellor to report to Parliament on two things: what would happen if the income threshold for the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) were increased in line with inflation, and what would happen if the threshold were determined by household income rather than individual income. It is designed to inform Parliament about the likely effects before any changes are made, rather than to implement changes itself.
The bill is at its first reading in the House of Commons and has not progressed to further stages yet.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
