Urgent warning to one million families missing out on up to £6,500 due to little-known child benefit mistake

UP TO one million families could be at risk of losing as much as £6,500 in retirement over an easy child benefit mistake, new figures show.

One million fewer families claim child benefit now compared to in 2012, just before the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) was introduced, according to HMRC figures published today.

By not claiming child benefit at all, they will lose out on vital...