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Child Benefit and Universal Credit: Eligibility

Asked by Mohammad YasinLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 10 October 2024UIN 6412

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using the same eligibility criteria for Universal Credit and Child Benefit for claimants in non-advanced education; and if she will make an asse

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

There are no current plans to make such an assessment.

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