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"It comes after the government began a new crackdown on child benefit fraud as part of an attempt to save 350m over the next five years. The system, which was being piloted, allows HMRC to use Home Office international travel data to assess whether people are still living in the UK. But all the affected cases are now being reviewed after a growing number of complaints from people who briefly left the UK and returned to find their payments had been stopped."
The Independent emphasizes funding to support reporters on the ground covering topics from reproductive rights to climate change and Big Tech. The outlet avoids paywalls and appeals for donations to keep journalism accessible and to send reporters to speak to both sides of stories. HMRC is reviewing decisions that stopped child benefit payments for 23,500 people after using travel data to conclude emigration. The benefit is normally stopped after more than eight weeks abroad, but many complain payments ended after short holidays. The pilot system used Home Office travel data and is under review following numerous complaints and identified border-crossing issues.
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