United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 677
Social Security Benefits: Polygamy
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13 May 2026
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20 May 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of benefits payments to spouses in polygamous marriages (i) made in the past 12 months and (ii) expected to be made in the forthcoming 12 months.
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13 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of benefits payments to spouses in polygamous marriages (i) made in the past 12 months and (ii) expected to be made in the forthcoming 12 months.
Source: Commons
20 May 2026
Answer
The most recent published data (August 2025) from the Housing Benefit Single Housing Extract (SHBE) indicates that there are fewer than ten households where claimants are recorded as being in a polygamous marriage formed in another country. In these excep...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-13/677
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1904755
- uk · wq-1904755 · source updated 20 May 2026