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UIN 96898

Universal Credit

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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4 January 2022

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12 January 2022 · Answer

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12 January 2022

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing the two-child limit from universal credit as recommended by the Social Mobility Commission in its State of the Nation 2021 report.

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  1. 4 January 2022

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing the two-child limit from universal credit as recommended by the Social Mobility Commission in its State of the Nation 2021 report.

    Source: Commons

  2. 12 January 2022

    Answer

    No assessment has been carried out since the Social Mobility Commission’s report. However, latest figures from April 2021 indicate that over 50% of those households with three or more children who are in receipt of Universal Credit, are not affected by th...

    Source: Written answer

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