Families receiving Child Benefit by nation, UK
Families in receipt of Child Benefit payments in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each August since 2003, from HMRC's Child Benefit statistics.
Families in payment in England
5,802,610
Aug 2025
Verified against source, 4 November 2026, 01:59 UTC- England
- Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
Source: HM Revenue and Customs. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data table
23 periods, newest first
| Period | England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 5,802,610 | 329,110 | 510,220 | 216,810 |
| Aug 2024 | 5,834,075 | 331,940 | 515,160 | 219,255 |
| Aug 2023 | 5,829,755 | 332,955 | 517,310 | 219,785 |
| Aug 2022 | 5,918,550 | 337,560 | 526,430 | 221,990 |
| Aug 2021 | 5,982,540 | 339,995 | 532,180 | 224,335 |
| Aug 2020 | 6,076,900 | 342,900 | 541,285 | 230,555 |
| Aug 2019 | 6,132,590 | 346,450 | 549,540 | 232,600 |
| Aug 2018 | 6,166,095 | 349,165 | 556,825 | 233,920 |
| Aug 2017 | 6,206,745 | 351,880 | 562,960 | 235,295 |
| Aug 2016 | 6,219,065 | 354,335 | 565,850 | 236,280 |
| Aug 2015 | 6,227,865 | 356,810 | 569,260 | 236,890 |
| Aug 2014 | 6,259,275 | 359,910 | 576,675 | 237,865 |
| Aug 2013 | 6,328,460 | 363,525 | 587,115 | 239,125 |
| Aug 2012 | 6,650,070 | 372,705 | 618,795 | 243,185 |
| Aug 2011 | 6,606,285 | 373,180 | 620,650 | 242,310 |
| Aug 2010 | 6,562,705 | 372,985 | 621,615 | 240,985 |
| Aug 2009 | 6,492,290 | 372,650 | 620,795 | 238,605 |
| Aug 2008 | 6,341,345 | 366,735 | 612,910 | 233,830 |
| Aug 2007 | 6,241,895 | 363,375 | 607,290 | 230,825 |
| Aug 2006 | 6,168,010 | 360,195 | 601,515 | 230,140 |
| Aug 2005 | 6,110,190 | 360,385 | 604,085 | 226,800 |
| Aug 2004 | 6,087,500 | 360,855 | 606,805 | 226,850 |
| Aug 2003 | 6,037,500 | 357,370 | 605,900 | 225,885 |
Source and licence
- Publisher
- HM Revenue and Customs
- Check it yourself
- https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/child-benefit-geographical-statistics
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Retrieved
- 4 November 2026, 01:56 UTC
- Raw files fetched
- https://www.gov.uk/api/content/government/statistics/child-benefit-statistics-annual-release-august-2025SHA-256 de299291f1e1364e00dedc25bb35baec54266aaa705a795fb9b09425823f1a16 · 11,414 bytes
- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a8d696901bbff0bf8f97903/Child_Benefit_August_2025_Main_Tables.odsSHA-256 5db5fa0835c74ed75b6e2d139891437a308738f21e90fbf957f663e66d05c20a · 304,177 bytes
Verification
Verified against source, 4 November 2026, 01:59 UTC Run at 4 November 2026, 01:59 UTC; 92 of 92 figures matched the live source.
| Result | Check | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Pass | Provenance recorded | HM Revenue and Customs; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-04T01:56:11Z; 2 raw file(s) |
| Pass | Raw files match recorded SHA-256 | 2 of 2 files intact |
| Pass | Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures | 92 of 92 figures and the headline reproduced |
| Pass | Figures are finite numbers | 92 figures, 0 invalid |
| Pass | Live source matches every figure | 92 of 92 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches |
| Pass | GOV.UK table is current | latest period 2025-08-31 ended 430 days before retrieval (limit 650), from Child Benefit August 2025 Main Tables |
| Not run | Second official route | no second route is published: Table 1A is HMRC's only table of families in payment by nation; the release's text gives the UK alone |
| Pass | Table 1A adds up: the nine regions to England | 23 of 23 cases of Table 1A's Augusts add the nine regions to England within half the rounding of each figure within 25 (10 exactly) |
| Pass | Table 1A adds up: England and Wales | 23 of 23 cases of Table 1A's Augusts add England and Wales within half the rounding of each figure within 7.5 (16 exactly) |
| Pass | Table 1A adds up: England and Wales with Scotland to Great Britain | 23 of 23 cases of Table 1A's Augusts add England and Wales with Scotland to Great Britain within half the rounding of each figure within 7.5 (18 exactly) |
| Pass | Table 1A adds up: Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the foreign or not known to the UK | 23 of 23 cases of Table 1A's Augusts add Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the foreign or not known to the UK within half the rounding of each figure within 10 (14 exactly) |
| Pass | Source page answers | https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/child-benefit-geographical-statistics – HTTP 200 |
Notes
- Families in receipt of payments, as Table 1A gives them, by where HMRC records them as living; families living abroad, or whose address HMRC cannot place, are counted only in the UK's total, so the nations fall short of it. HMRC rounds each figure to the nearest 5.