Official Statistics

Universal Credit claimants statistics on the two child limit policy, April 2025

Households on Universal Credit and the two-child policy, with additional data on benefit cap, disability benefits and demographics.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 10 July 2025
• Last updated: 10 July 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Universal Credit claimants statistics on the two child limit policy, April 2025

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This release of statistics is about the two child limit policy, which affects Universal Credit claimants and came into effect in April 2017. The release includes statistics relating to the exceptions to the policy.

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Published 10 July 2025

Last updated 10 July 2025 + show all updates

1. 10 July 2025

   We have added an additional table to the Data Tables, showing historical caseloads for Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit combined.

2. 10 July 2025

   First published.