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Written Question
Universal Credit: Children
Tuesday 4th March 2025

Asked by: Warinder Juss (Labour - Wolverhampton West)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to assess the fairness of the two-child limit on Universal Credit.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Tackling child poverty is at the heart of the Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances of every child. The Child Poverty Taskforce is exploring how we can harness all available levers to reduce child poverty, including social security reforms, before publishing a strategy that will deliver lasting change.