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Universal Credit: Children

Asked by Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 17 October 2024UIN 8569

The question

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.

Answered by 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 2025.

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