Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 8569

Universal Credit: Children

Tabled: 10 October 2024

Answered: 17 October 2024

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the two-child limit in Universal Credit on affected families' long-term (a) health, (b) social and (c) economic outcomes.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

There are no plans to make such an assessment. The Child Poverty Taskforce will explore how we can harness all available levers to reduce child poverty, including by listening to stakeholders on potential changes, before publishing a strategy in Spring 20...

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