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Front-loaded Child Benefit Bill [HL]

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

In progress Current stage: Committee stage (Lords)

The story so farThe Front-loaded Child Benefit Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 19 May 2022 by Lord Farmer (Conservative). It is now at committee stage in the House of Lords. At committee stage the bill is examined line by line and amendments can be made, before it returns for report stage.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Lords 19 May 2022
  2. 2nd reading Lords 8 Jul 2022
  3. Committee stage Lords 2 Dec 2022

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 31 Oct 2023.