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1420997

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Concluding Observations of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in 2016, whether her Department has undertaken the comprehensive assessment of the cumulative impact of the full range of social security and tax credit reforms introduced between 2010 and 2016 on children, including children with disabilities and children belonging to ethnic minority groups.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	120623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2022 answer text <p>Since 2010 the Government has regularly published cumulative analysis of the impacts of its tax, welfare and public spending policies on households. The most recent assessment was published at Budget 2021. It showed that, in 2021/22, the poorest 60% of households will receive more in public spending than they contribute in tax. And households in the lowest income decile will receive more than £4 in public spending for every £1 they pay in tax on average.</p><p> </p><p>This cumulative distributional analysis (by HM Treasury) is the most comprehensive available, covering not only the effects of direct cash transfers between households and government, but also the effects of frontline public service provision. Welfare spending is not the only way to help families with children; further support, including health spending, employment support, and investment in infrastructure are important enablers to the removal of barriers to participation.</p><p> </p><p>It would be very challenging to produce analysis, of the same high quality, across other characteristics such as disability and ethnicity. Many benefits and services are paid or provided to households rather than individuals. Modelling would have to make strong assumptions about how income (and the benefits of wider service provision) is shared within households and the analysis results would be heavily dependent on these specific assumptions.</p><p> </p><p>Nonetheless, the Treasury, along with other relevant departments, carefully considers the impact of its decisions on those sharing protected characteristics, such as disability and ethnicity, including at Budgets and other fiscal events, in line with both its legal obligations and with its strong commitment to promoting fairness.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 16/02/2022 12:28:19 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1309599

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the comparative effects of the two child limit on (a) universal credit and (b) child tax credit support between (a) Wales, (b) Scotland, (c) England and (d) Northern Ireland since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	181197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has committed to annual statistics releases related to the operation of the policy to provide support for a maximum of two children. Statistics related to the period up to April 2020 were published in July 2020 and can be accessed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-tax-credit-and-universal-credit-claimants-statistics-related-to-the-policy-to-provide-support-for-a-maximum-of-2-children-april-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-tax-credit-and-universal-credit-claimants-statistics-related-to-the-policy-to-provide-support-for-a-maximum-of-2-children-april-2020</a>. Statistics related to the period up to April 2021 will be published in the summer.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s published Impact Assessment noted that ethnic minority households may be more likely to be impacted by the policy. This is because they are, on average, more likely to be in receipt of CTC and UC, and on average have larger families. However, the government does not collect sufficiently robust data on the ethnic background or religious beliefs of benefit claimants to enable a fuller assessment of the impact of the policy on particular ethnic or religious groups. The Government has assessed the impact of the policy from an equality and human rights perspective, meeting our obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty, and ensuring compliance with the Human Rights Act 1998, the Equality Act 2010 and the UN Convention.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 181198 181199 question first answered 20/04/2021 16:01:24 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1270971

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to investigate any link between the ‘two-child limit’ restricting the amount that families can receive in social security benefits and the reported rise in the number of abortions among women with two or more children.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL11399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>DWP has made no such plans or assessment.</p><p> </p><p>This is an uncertain time for families which is why DWP have taken unprecedented steps to support incomes and help with living costs. The support available through the welfare safety net reflects the fact that the majority of households in Britain (85%) have two or fewer children.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL11400 question first answered 23/12/2020 16:13:13 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

1270972

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the study by the British Pregnancy Advice Service Forced into a corner: the two-child limit and pregnancy decision making during the pandemic, published on 3 December; and what plans they have to review the ‘two-child limit’ restricting the amount that families can receive in social security benefits.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL11400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>DWP has made no such plans or assessment.</p><p> </p><p>This is an uncertain time for families which is why DWP have taken unprecedented steps to support incomes and help with living costs. The support available through the welfare safety net reflects the fact that the majority of households in Britain (85%) have two or fewer children.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL11399 question first answered 23/12/2020 16:13:13 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

1259424

registered interest
date	08/12/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of the policy of limiting welfare benefits to two children on abortion rates since (a) that policy’s implementation and (b) the beginning of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North West
tabling member printed	Taiwo Owatemi
uin	127007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>DWP has made no such assessment.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 14/12/2020 17:11:43 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4779 label Biography information for Taiwo Owatemi

1243394

registered interest
date	14/10/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of families with children affected by the benefit cap.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	103525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The available information on the number of households, receiving Housing Benefit or Universal Credit, who were affected by the Benefit Cap, by Family Type, is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 20/10/2020 16:35:02 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1234233

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of households with children subject to the benefit cap; and what assessment she has made of the correlation between that cap and levels of rent arrears among those families.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	89708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>As published in August <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-february-2020" target="_blank">here</a>, there are 132,900 households with children that had their benefits capped at May 2020. No assessment has been made of the level of rent arrears among these households. Claimants can approach their Local Authority for a Discretionary Housing Payment if they need additional support to meet rental costs.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 17/09/2020 16:25:37 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1225841

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who made a claim under the non-consensual sex exemption to the two child limit for (a) child tax credits and (b) universal credit have subsequently had that entitlement removed.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	75365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <p>There are no circumstances in which a claimant would be refused an exception where they meet the conditions and have provided relevant information to support their request. This includes contacting a suitable third party professional who can confirm that the claimant’s circumstances, as described by them, are consistent with the criteria for the non-consensual conception exception.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises the value that third-party professionals, including health care professionals, registered social workers, and relevant specialist charities can provide to claimants experiencing distressing events.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 75366 75367 question first answered 22/07/2020 16:38:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 40363 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1225842

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who have had a claim under the non-consensual sex exemption to the two child limit have had their claim for (a) child tax credits and (b) universal credit rejected.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	75366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <p>There are no circumstances in which a claimant would be refused an exception where they meet the conditions and have provided relevant information to support their request. This includes contacting a suitable third party professional who can confirm that the claimant’s circumstances, as described by them, are consistent with the criteria for the non-consensual conception exception.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises the value that third-party professionals, including health care professionals, registered social workers, and relevant specialist charities can provide to claimants experiencing distressing events.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 75365 75367 question first answered 22/07/2020 16:38:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 40364 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1225843

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the appeals process is for rejected claims under the non-consensual sex exemption to the two child limit for (a) child tax credits and (b) universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	75367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <p>There are no circumstances in which a claimant would be refused an exception where they meet the conditions and have provided relevant information to support their request. This includes contacting a suitable third party professional who can confirm that the claimant’s circumstances, as described by them, are consistent with the criteria for the non-consensual conception exception.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises the value that third-party professionals, including health care professionals, registered social workers, and relevant specialist charities can provide to claimants experiencing distressing events.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 75365 75366 question first answered 22/07/2020 16:38:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 40365 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss