On the 25 July 2018 the Bishop of Durham, the Rt Revd Paul Butler received three written answers from Lord Bates about the number of households affected by the two child limit.
Social Security Benefits: Children
Lord Bates
The information requested in respect of Child Tax Credit is set out in the following table.
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Social Security Benefits: Children
Number of households | Number of children in these households | ||
Three children | 37,500 | 112,490 | |
Four children | 18,770 | 75,070 | |
Five children or more | 12,290 | 70,280 | |
Total | 68,550 | 257,830 | |
Notes: | |||
Base: those in receipt of Child Tax Credit at 2 April 2018 | |||
Figures rounded to nearest 10, totals may not sum due to rounding |
The information requested in respect of Universal Credit is set out in the table below.
Number of households | Number of children in these households | ||
Three children | 1,540 | 4,620 | |
Four children | 370 | 1,470 | |
Five children or more | 170 | 900 | |
Total | 2,070 | 6,990 | |
Notes: | |||
Base: those in receipt of Universal Credit (via UC Full Service) at 2 April 2018 reporting a third or subsequent child on or after 6 April 2017
and not receiving a child element/amount for the third or subsequent child. – Because the breakdowns requested have not been captured in the original reporting database it has been necessary to re-run the report using current data and consequently, some of the figures have changed very slightly from those in the published statistics.
Figures rounded to nearest 10, totals may not sum due to rounding.
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Social Security Benefits: Children