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Social Security Benefits: Polygamy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households have claimants recorded as being in a polygamous marriage for a) Housing Benefit and b) other benefits.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households have claimants recorded as being in a polygamous marriage for a) Housing Benefit and b) other benefits.

  2. 25 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the Rt. 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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