Universal Credit: Children
Commons · Question 128434 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Department's Research and analysis paper entitled Removing the two-child limit on Universal Credit, whether the calculation that the removal of the two-child limit will lift 450,00
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 27 Apr 2026
The Department for Work and Pensions’ Policy Simulation Model (PSM) was used to model the impact of the removal of the two-child limit on Universal Credit. The PSM uses household characteristics, caseload forecasts and benefit rules to estimate policy imp...