Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 9 March 2026.
Jayne Kirkham
Labour/Co-operative, Truro and Falmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households who are no longer subject to the two-child benefit cap will still be subject to the overall benefit cap.
Stephen Timms
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions
The requested information is published as part of the Universal Credit (removal of the two child limit) Bill. It is available in Table 7 of the Regulatory impact assessment template (2023 reforms)
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