AQW 14197/22-27

Ms Sian Mulholland
Alliance Party
North Antrim

Tabled Date: 04/07/2024
Answered On Date: 07/08/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the number of households, with at least one parent in work, that are currently affected by the two-child limit; and (ii) for a breakdown of this as a percentage of all households in receipt of Universal Credit.

Answer:

In February 2024, there were 5,260 households with at least one parent in work who were affected by the two-child limit.

In February 2024, 3.8% of households in receipt of Universal Credit had at least one parent in work and were affected by the two-child limit.