Martin Lewis posted on X to tell his 3.2 million followers that thousands of people should benefit from a new scheme being rolled out by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). He said: "Child benefit: you may no longer need to do a self-assessment if you're a higher earner."

On the website he helped establish, MoneySavingExpert, one of his team of specialists outlined why the new regulation should assist many people and potentially save them considerable time. They said: "If you get Child Benefit and earn over £60,000 a year, you may now be able to pay the high-income tax charge through your tax code thanks to a long-awaited new service."

They added: "The change means 10,000s will no longer have to file self-assessment tax returns just to pay this charge." They continued by explaining that if yo

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