Civil & Administrative

#2026/316Sosyal Güvenlik (İki Çocuk Sınırı Kaldırılması) (Sonuç Değişiklikler) Yönetmeliği 2026

🇬🇧United Kingdom··Statutory Instrument·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

These regulations update the rules related to the removal of the two-child limit for Universal Credit, which means families can receive support for more than two children starting from April 6, 2026. This change mainly affects families who rely on Universal Credit for financial assistance.

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Key Changes

  • Removes the two-child limit for Universal Credit payments.
  • Allows families to claim support for additional children.
  • Updates related regulations to align with the new Universal Credit law.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Implement system changes to Universal Credit calculations to remove the two-child limit restriction effective April 6, 2026

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Universal Credit administrators
operational
high

Update Universal Credit award determinations for existing claimants with more than two children to reflect removal of the two-child limit from April 6, 2026

Universal Credit case managers and processing centers
operational
high

Amend IT systems and payment processing systems to calculate and process Universal Credit payments for families with more than two children without applying the two-child limit

DWP and Universal Credit system operators
operational
medium

Apply consequential amendments to related legislation and regulations that reference or depend upon the two-child limit rules

DWP policy and legal teams
operational

Affected Parties

Families receiving Universal CreditGovernment agencies managing welfare programs

Tags

Universal Credit,Social Security,Family Support