Social Security Benefits: Children

(asked on 2nd March 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households who are no longer subject to the two-child benefit cap will still be subject to the overall benefit cap.


Answered by
Stephen Timms Portrait
Stephen Timms
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 9th March 2026

The requested information is published as part of the Universal Credit (removal of the two child limit) Bill. It is available in Table 7 of the Regulatory impact assessment template (2023 reforms)

Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill publications - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament

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