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HL HL14367
Child Benefit
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6 February 2026
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20 February 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of (1) families, and (2) children, who will be affected by the removal of the two child benefit cap in the next two years, including those whose no recourse to public funds status
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6 February 2026
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of (1) families, and (2) children, who will be affected by the removal of the two child benefit cap in the next two years, including those whose no recourse to public funds status
Source: Lords
20 February 2026
Answer
The Department does not produce forecasts of the impact of removing the two child limit on families or children by immigration status, and the estimate requested is not available. To produce such an estimate would incur disproportionate cost. As our publi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-06/HL14367
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1879490
- uk · wq-1879490 · source updated 20 February 2026