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Child Benefit: annual release

These statistics provide detailed annual estimates of the number of families and children claiming Child Benefit on 31 August of the year of analysis.

This publication includes details of the number of families, the number and ages of children within those families and their geographical location. Population counts at country and government office region level are shown, as well as by local authority and parliamentary constituency (Westminster and Scottish).

For the first time, the August 2022 annual release publication included Child Benefit small area statistics, previously published separately. These include annual geographical estimates at Lower Super Output Area, Super Data Zone and Data Zone in the United Kingdom.

Previously published small area statistics are available in the Small area data series.

Older statistics are available from the National Archives using the link below: Child Benefit: geographical statistics

National statistics