14 articles tagged with Hicbc.
The HICBC reformed in April 2024: new £60k threshold, household income basis, taper to £80k. Pension salary sacrifice strategy and a worked example.
Understanding the overlap between Child Benefit and Universal Credit in 2026 -- the High Income Child Benefit Charge, UC child element, and which to prioritise.
HICBC threshold raised to £60,000 from April 2024 with taper to £80,000. Learn who benefits, whether to opt back in, and how to backdate claims.
A worked example of the High Income Child Benefit Charge on a £70,000 salary in 2026/27, and how increasing pension contributions reduces or eliminates it.
Since 2025, employed taxpayers can opt to pay the High Income Child Benefit Charge through PAYE via a tax code adjustment, instead of registering for Self Assessment. How the option works and who it suits.
How the High Income Child Benefit Charge works in 2026/27, why some families who opted out should reconsider, and how the charge can now be collected through PAYE instead of Self Assessment.
HMRC now lets some parents pay the High Income Child Benefit Charge through their PAYE tax code in real time, instead of only via Self Assessment. Who can use it and how it works.
How the High Income Child Benefit Charge works in 2026/27: the £60,000-£80,000 taper, who pays, how to calculate it, and ways to legally reduce it.
The HICBC threshold rose to £60,000 in April 2024. Here is how the new taper works, strategies to reduce your adjusted net income and the PAYE changes coming in 2026.
Child Benefit rates for 2026/27 are GBP 26.05 per week for the first child and GBP 17.25 for additional children. The High Income Child Benefit Charge applies when adjusted net income exceeds GBP 60,000, with the charge fully eliminating the benefit at GBP 80,000. Since April 2024 the charge is assessed individually, not per household.
The High Income Child Benefit Charge claws back Child Benefit between 60,000 GBP and 80,000 GBP of adjusted net income. A pension contribution that lowers your adjusted net income can keep the benefit and cut your tax in one move.
HICBC explained for 2026/27: the £60,000 threshold, the £80,000 full clawback, how the charge is calculated, and how pension contributions can reduce your adjusted net income.
