child benefit

The Social Democrats suggest paying for it by cutting child-benefit payments and tax breaks for married couples.

The unaffordable principle of universal welfare has been assailed with a means-test for child benefit.

But the single biggest cut will come from the controversial removal of child benefit from families with a higher-rate taxpayer from 2013.

The delays mean any extra cost in the payment of child benefit abroad will not be felt fully until next year.

Mr Osborne has bravely seized the opportunity, but he needs to go much further than just child benefit.

But they also benefit from the welfare state more than before, through child benefit (increased by New Labour) and new tax credits.

eg. The Prime Minister is believed to have ruled out cuts in child benefit or pensions.

Child benefit could be limited to parents with younger children. The age at which winter-fuel payments are paid could rise to 65 or higher.

Child benefit is the absolute logical opposite of what's needed.

Headline measures included a rise in value-added tax, to 20% from 17. 5%, and a freeze in child benefit.

There are other obvious candidates for cuts. One is the payment of child benefit to all families, no matter how well-off they are.

A solution might be to means-test payments such as child benefit which go to all income groups now.

Child benefit, for example, goes to all parents no matter how well-heeled they are.

The suggestions include: removing child benefit from household income for the purposes of calculating the level of the cap;