Child Benefit

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Dear HM Revenue and Customs,

Official Error
Can you tell me the number of payments made in each of the following years that were as a a result of recognition of official error in the payment of child benefit.

2019
2020
2021

Yours faithfully,

Joe Simpson

Team, FOI, HM Revenue and Customs

Our ref: FOI2022/69216

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Dear Joe Simpson,

We are writing in response to your request for information, received 7
November.

Yours sincerely,

HMRC Freedom of Information Team

Team, FOI, HM Revenue and Customs

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Dear Joe Simpson,

We are writing in response to your request for information, received 7
November.

I must apologise for attaching the wrong response to your question. Please
find the correct one attached.

Yours sincerely,

HMRC Freedom of Information Team