Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households in Northern Ireland have been affected by the loss of the child element of child tax credit and universal credit for a third or later child born on or after 6 April 2017 as a result of not meeting any listed exceptions; and how much money those affected households have not been entitled to as a result of the social security changes that took place on 6 April 2017.

With reference to your first question, Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) administers Universal Credit (UC) for Great Britain and therefore does not hold data relating to Northern Ireland. DWP have passed this part of your question to the Northern Ireland Social Security Agency for response.

Please find below a table summarising the estimated number of tax credit recipient families affected by the policy to support a maximum of two children and the foregone entitlement of ineligible children for the 2017/18 and 2018/19 tax years in Northern Ireland.

Please find below a table summarising the estimated number of tax credit recipient families affected by the withdrawal of the family element of tax credits for families without a child born before 6 April 2017 and the associated entitlement amount for which they are ineligible.