Lord Hamilton of Epsom – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hamilton of Epsom on 2016-02-26.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy with regard to the payment of child benefits to EU migrants (1) who have been resident in the UK for fewer than four years, and (2) whose children are also resident in the UK.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

I refer the honourable member to the recent UK White Paper ‘The Best of Both Worlds: the United Kingdom’s special status in a reformed European Union’, available on the gov.uk website.

The UK’s settlement will mean that Child Benefit paid to EU nationals living here, but whose children live outside the UK, will no longer be paid at UK rates but be paid at a rate that reflects conditions – including the standard of living and Child Benefit paid – of the country where the children live.

Eligibility rules for Child Benefit for individuals moving to the UK can be found on the gov.uk website.