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answer › answer text	%3Cp%3EThere are no plans at this time to abolish the two-child cap on claims for universal credit and child tax credit.%3C%2Fp%3E%3Cp%3E %3C%2Fp%3E%3Cp%3EStatistics on the policy to provide support for a maximum of two children are published every year. The latest stats for April 2022 were published on July 14. These can be found on the GOV.UK website.%3C%2Fp%3E
house id	2
min date	2018-11-20
min answer › question first answered	2018-11-16T14:33:47.083Z
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Children

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18/07/2022

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Department for Work and Pensions

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Work and Pensions

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Work and Pensions

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Universal Credit: Children

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To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to abolish the two-child cap on claims for universal credit and child tax credit in order to assist families with the increased cost-of-living; and what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the cap on meeting its original policy aim.

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Lord Allen of Kensington

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29/07/2022

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There are no plans at this time to abolish the two-child cap on claims for universal credit and child tax credit. Statistics on the policy to provide support for a maximum of two children are published every year. The latest stats for April 2022 were published on July 14. These can be found on the GOV.UK website.

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Baroness Stedman-Scott

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29/07/2022 11:50:43

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