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Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Act 2026

Bill 4059Commons originatingintroduced 08 Jan 2026
This bill became lawView the statute on acthub →c. 13 · 20 Mar 2026

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Amendments 6

Committee of the whole House — Commons 6

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To move the following Clause— “Removal of two child limit: report on effects on children in households subject to the benefit cap

Moved: Siân BerrySponsor: Kirsty Blackman, Jeremy Corbyn, Ann Davies, Neil Duncan-Jordan, Ms Diane Abbott, Carla Denyer, Dr Ellie Chowns, Adrian Ramsay, Ian Byrne, Steve Darling, Liz Jarvis, Claire Hanna, Manuela Perteghella, Zarah Sultana, Iqbal Mohamed, Rosie Duffield, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Shockat Adam, Ayoub Khan, Robin Swann#10032677
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To move the following Clause— “Report on the effects on households with a disabled family member

Moved: Ayoub KhanSponsor: Siân Berry, Kirsty Blackman, Shockat Adam, Iqbal Mohamed, Claire Hanna, Ian Byrne, Jeremy Corbyn, Mr Adnan Hussain, John McDonnell, Manuela Perteghella, Rosie Duffield, Adrian Ramsay, Nadia Whittome#10032705
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Moved: Helen WhatelySponsor: Rebecca Smith#10032777
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Page 1, line 1, leave out Clause 1

Moved: Helen WhatelySponsor: Rebecca Smith#10032778
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To move the following Clause— “Review of the impact of the Act on child poverty, destitution, and wider social and economic outcomes

Moved: Steve DarlingSponsor: Iqbal Mohamed, Ayoub Khan#10032914
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To move the following Clause— “Assessment of the impact of the Act on child poverty

Moved: John McDonnellSponsor: Richard Burgon, Rachael Maskell, Ian Lavery, Rebecca Long Bailey, Imran Hussain, Kate Osborne, Brian Leishman, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Kim Johnson, Ms Diane Abbott, Apsana Begum, Andy McDonald, Jon Trickett, Olivia Blake, Ian Byrne, Nadia Whittome, Jeremy Corbyn, Siân Berry, Zarah Sultana, Manuela Perteghella, Claire Hanna, Rosie Duffield, Cat Eccles, Neil Duncan-Jordan, Steve Witherden, Mary Kelly Foy, Iqbal Mohamed, Ayoub Khan, Steve Darling#10032915