2,000 more families will be eligible for child benefit after the higher salary threshold increase

2000 families are anticipated to benefit from the amount of Child Benefit you can receive, the government claims.

In a Freedom of Information request, The Treasury was asked how many families are expected to benefit from the higher salary increase to £90,000 and receive child benefit.

In response, it says it is estimated that around 2,000 families will benefit from the £10,000 rise and includes families who are newly entitled to claim.

The increase from £80,000 to £90,000 will come into effect from April 7.