Question follow-through · 10094

Social Security Benefits: Polygamy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households of one family unit where there is one husband and more than one wife as a result of ceremonies performed outside the UK have been in receipt of benefits in (a) 2023, (b) 2024, and (c

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
16 Jun 2026
Target answer date
22 Jun 2026
Answer
22 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households of one family unit where there is one husband and more than one wife as a result of ceremonies performed outside the UK have been in receipt of benefits in (a) 2023, (b) 2024, and (c

  2. 22 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 June 2026 to Question UIN 4348.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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