Universal Credit

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland – in the House of Commons at on 10 April 2019.

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Photo of John Penrose John Penrose The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office

Both the Secretary of State and I were delighted by the recent announcement by the Work and Pensions Secretary that parents who had their third child before the two-child limit was introduced in April 2017 would not face the cap. This will help thousands of families across the UK, including Northern Ireland. The administration and implementation of universal credit is a devolved matter, but Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities knows of no complaints, issues or problems experienced by claimants in the operation of the two-child policy.

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