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<p>In 2020-2021, 88 per cent of Child Benefit claimants were unaffected by High Income
Child Benefit Charge (HICBC). Of the remaining 12 per cent, 355,000 paid (or had a
partner who paid) the tax charge, and 624,000 chose to opt out of receiving Child
Benefit payments as an alternative to paying the charge. Please see the Child Benefit
Statistics available on the GOV.UK website here: Child Benefit Statistics: annual
release, data at August 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-income-child-benefit-charge-data/high-income-child-benefit-charge"
target="_blank">High Income Child Benefit Charge - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p>
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