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<p>When developing the policy to provide support to a maximum of two children, the
Department considered its obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty which
included some impacts on families where members are protected under the Equality Act
2010.</p><p> </p><p>Specific consideration was given to the impact on claimants with
protected characteristics who would be affected by the introduction of the policy,
including but not limited to, the gender and age of claimants in receipt of the child
element of Universal Credit, ethnic minority households and households who are in
receipt of disability related benefits.</p><p> </p><p>The Family Test should be considered
in the process of policy development. There are currently no plans to apply the test
now.</p>
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