Ministers announce clampdown on UK child benefit claims from overseas
by Eleni Courea Political correspondent from on (#6ZG56)
Increased checks if claimants have moved abroad could save taxpayers 350m over five years, government says
Ministers have announced a clampdown on people who continue to claim child benefit payments even though they have moved abroad, in measures that could save the taxpayer 350m over five years.
The government said 2,600 people who had left the UK but still claimed the benefit had already been removed from the welfare system.
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