Official Statistics

Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit claimants: statistics related to the policy to provide support for a maximum of 2 children, April 2021

Statistics about the policy that provides support for a maximum of 2 children in Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 15 July 2021
• Last updated: 23 July 2021 — See all updates

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Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit claimants: statistics related to the policy to provide support for a maximum of 2 children, April 2021

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Background information and methodology: Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit claimants statistics

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This publication shows the number of claimants (single or joint adult households with any dependent children or young people) affected by the policy to provide support for a maximum of two children and eligible for a positive Universal Credit or Child Tax Credit award on 2 April 2021. They include statistics relating to the exceptions to the policy.

New geographical breakdowns of the headline statistics are included in this year’s release. The additional breakdowns provide information about the number of households affected by the policy broken down by region and local authority. Statistics relating to the exceptions to the policy are broken down by region.

Previous releases

Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit and claimants statistics, 2020.

Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit and claimants statistics, 2019.

Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit and claimants statistics, 2018.

Published 15 July 2021
Last updated 23 July 2021 + show all updates

1. 23 July 2021

   In the section “Households affected by the policy to provide support for a maximum of two children, by region”, the image showing the Proportion of households affected that are not receiving a child element/amount, and those in receipt of an exception had incorrect values for each region. This has been revised and the correct data is now contained within the graph.

2. 15 July 2021

   First published.