This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Closed petition Scrap the two-child limit for Universal Credit and Child Tax Credits
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Currently parents do not receive additional Universal Credit or Child Tax Credits for a third or later child, if they were born after 6 April 2017. The Government should lift this cap, as these children also need to be fed and clothed.
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