Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2018 to Question 163137, on Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit, on how many occasions have claimants been refused an exception to the two child limit for (a) child tax credits and (b) universal credit as a result of (i) not meeting the conditions and (ii) not providing sufficient evidence to support their request.
DWP and HMRC published statistics on 28 June 2018 related to the policy to provide support for a maximum of two children, which can be accessed at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/719458/Two_children_and_exceptions_in_tax_credits_and_Universal_Credit_April_2018.pdf.
There is an explanation on page 5 about why this publication does not contain information about claimants who have applied for an exception but have not met the criteria to qualify.