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star this property date less than 2017-03-27more like thismore than 2017-03-27
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 remove filter
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unstar this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Children more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many families will be affected by the introduction of the two-child limit on Child Tax Credit and the child element of Universal Credit in (1) 2017–18, (2) 2018–19, and (3) 2019–20. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of Durham remove filter
star this property uin HL6344 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2017-04-07more like thismore than 2017-04-07
star this property answer text <p>From 6 April 2017 families will no longer be able to claim additional support of up to £2,780 per child per year for third and subsequent children born on or after this date through Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit. Families on benefits should have to make the same financial decisions as families supporting themselves solely through work. All households should think carefully about whether they are financially prepared to support a new child without relying on means-tested benefits.</p><p> </p><p>There will be no cash losers as a result of the Government’s policy to limit support to two children in Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit.</p><p>An impact assessment of Tax Credits and Universal Credit changes to Child Element and Family Element was published in July 2015. It can be found on the Parliament website[1].</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/ia15-006e.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/ia15-006e.pdf</a></p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
star this property grouped question UIN HL6345 more like this
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less than 2017-04-07T12:38:18.587Zmore like thismore than 2017-04-07T12:38:18.587Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
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star this property file name impactassessment.pdf more like this
star this property title Impact assessment more like this
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star this property label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
714324
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-03-27more like thismore than 2017-03-27
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 remove filter
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Children more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
unstar this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what projections they have made of the effect of introducing the two-child limit on Child Tax Credits and the child element of Universal Credit on the number of children in poverty, according to the income-based measures used in the official Households Below Average Income statistics. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of Durham remove filter
star this property uin HL6345 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-04-07more like thismore than 2017-04-07
star this property answer text <p>From 6 April 2017 families will no longer be able to claim additional support of up to £2,780 per child per year for third and subsequent children born on or after this date through Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit. Families on benefits should have to make the same financial decisions as families supporting themselves solely through work. All households should think carefully about whether they are financially prepared to support a new child without relying on means-tested benefits.</p><p> </p><p>There will be no cash losers as a result of the Government’s policy to limit support to two children in Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit.</p><p>An impact assessment of Tax Credits and Universal Credit changes to Child Element and Family Element was published in July 2015. It can be found on the Parliament website[1].</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/ia15-006e.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/ia15-006e.pdf</a></p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
star this property grouped question UIN HL6344 more like this
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less than 2017-04-07T12:38:18.543Zmore like thismore than 2017-04-07T12:38:18.543Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
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star this property file name impactassessment.pdf more like this
star this property title Impact assessment more like this
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4312
star this property label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
820663
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-01-11
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 remove filter
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Child Tax Credit more like this
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25277
unstar this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many families have had their tax credits reduced by the two-child limit in each month since the introduction of the limit in April 2017; how many of those families had one or more parents in work; how many families were (1) lone parent families or (2) two-parent families; and what was the number of children per family involved. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of Durham remove filter
star this property uin HL4633 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-01-25more like thismore than 2018-01-25
star this property answer text <p>The government considers the impact of policies on different groups during their development. During the passage of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 we published an Impact Assessment<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> for the policy of limiting support in tax credits and Universal Credit. The impact assessment shows the number of Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit claimants who were expected to be affected by the policy over the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>This does not include a number of groups who have received an exception to the policy of limiting support: statistics on these exceptions will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <strong><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006E.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006E.pdf</a> </strong></p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2018-01-25T16:09:14.073Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-25T16:09:14.073Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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star this property file name welfare reform document.pdf more like this
star this property title impact assessment more like this
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4312
star this property label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
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star this property date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-01-11
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 remove filter
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Child Tax Credit more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
unstar this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many families with three or more children have been able to claim the Child Tax Credit amount for a third or subsequent child under the “special circumstances” exemption rules that apply to the two-child limit, in each month since the introduction of the limit in April 2017; and what reasons were provided for those exemptions. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of Durham remove filter
star this property uin HL4634 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-01-25more like thismore than 2018-01-25
star this property answer text <p>Families on benefits should have to make the same financial decisions as families supporting themselves solely through work. However, in recognition that some claimants are not able to make choices about the number of children in their family the government has provided exceptions in certain cases. Following debate in parliament and a public consultation, the government introduced regulations that allow exceptions to apply in cases where the third or subsequent children are:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>part of a multiple birth, although it does not cover one child in that birth on the grounds that the parents would have expected the pregnancy to have resulted in at least one birth;</p><p> </p></li><li><p>children who are adopted when they would otherwise be in Local Authority care;</p><p> </p></li><li><p>in non-parental caring arrangements, including formal arrangements (e.g. Child Arrangement Orders, Special Guardianship Orders, certain Scottish Kinship Care Orders etc) and informal arrangements where the child is living long terms with friends or family and would otherwise be at risk of entering the care system;</p><p> </p></li><li><p>born as a result of non-consensual conception (including cases of rape or coercion and control).</p></li></ul><p>Statistics relating to exceptions to the limit on support to two children in Child Tax Credit will be published once there are sufficient cases to enable robust analysis and the data has been quality assured.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2018-01-25T16:04:30.047Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-25T16:04:30.047Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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star this property label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
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star this property date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-01-11
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 remove filter
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Child Tax Credit more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor the impact of the two-child limit for Child Tax Credits on the well-being of children in large families affected by the policy, since it was introduced in April 2017. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of Durham remove filter
star this property uin HL4635 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-01-25more like thismore than 2018-01-25
star this property answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting families. We are helping families retain more of what they earn by raising the personal allowance, successive increases mean that a basic rate tax payer will be £1,075 better off in 2018-19 than in 2010-11. Also, to help working parents we have doubled free childcare available for 3 and 4 year olds to 30 hours a week, saving in total around £5,000 a year per child, and we are introducing Tax Free Childcare, providing support of up to £2000 per year for each child. However, there is more to do and the government is committed to delivering a country that works for everyone. Last April, the government published its “Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families” strategy. This focused on measures that tackle the root causes of poverty and improve children’s welfare, in particular parental worklessness and educational attainment. Data on each of the areas targeted by the Strategy is published annually. We keep all our policies under review, including the policy of limiting support in Child Tax Credits.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2018-01-25T16:00:37.893Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-25T16:00:37.893Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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star this property label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this