Universal Credit: Children

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of increasing the universal credit child element by £20 a week on child poverty levels.

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1. 24 June 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of increasing the universal credit child element by £20 a week on child poverty levels.

   Source: Commons

2. 2 July 2026

   Answer

   Our commitment to tackling child poverty is at the heart of the government’s plan for national renewal - delivering more security, more opportunity, and more respect for every family and every community across the UK. The reversal of the two-child limit i...

   Source: Written answer

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