Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents
Commons · Question 34406 · Tabled 27 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Chris Bloore
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many single parent families are affected by the two-child limit for benefits by the gender of the parent.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 6 Mar 2025
In April 2024, the number of single parents on Universal Credit affected by the two-child policy, by gender, was as follows. Single parents household on Universal Credit affected by two-child policy (April 2024)Female201,000Male5,000Total206,000 Notes:Th...