Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families are in receipt of the lower child disability addition on universal credit for (a) one child (b) two children and (c) three or more children.
The estimated number of Universal Credit households with Disabled Child Entitlement at the lower rate in November 2018, Great Britain is given below. The notes should be read in conjunction with the information provided in the table.
Estimated number of Households on Universal Credit with Disabled Child Entitlement at the lower rate, by number of children, in November 2018, Great Britain.
| Number of Households |
One child | 15,890 |
Two children | 570 |
Three or more children | 10 |
Total | 16,480 |
Source: Universal Credit Household dataset.
Notes:
Further information on the background and methodology for Universal Credit can be accessed here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/739399/universal-credit-statistics-background-methodology.pdf