United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL14444
Child Benefit: Refugees
Introduced
9 February 2026
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25 February 2026 · Answer
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Asylum
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25 February 2026
Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the removal of the two-child benefit limit to unemployed refugees receiving Universal Credit is perceived as fair by the public.
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9 February 2026
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the removal of the two-child benefit limit to unemployed refugees receiving Universal Credit is perceived as fair by the public.
Source: Lords
25 February 2026
Answer
There are strict rules that govern who can access benefits. Parents who are not British or Irish nationals can only access Universal Credit with a valid immigration status of a kind that gives them the right to access public funds. Most migrants with temp...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-09/HL14444
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1879544
- uk · wq-1879544 · source updated 25 February 2026