Question follow-through · 33734
Universal Credit: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to assess the fairness of the two-child limit on Universal Credit.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 25 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 4 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Social security and pensions
- Employment Schemes: Disability · 6 May 2025
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Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Recorded timeline
25 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to assess the fairness of the two-child limit on Universal Credit.
27 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Mar 2025
Answer published
Tackling child poverty is at the heart of the Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances of every child. The Child Poverty Taskforce is exploring how we can harness all available levers to reduce child poverty,...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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State Retirement Pensions: Women
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Children: Maintenance
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