Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families with three or more children received (a) tax credits and (b) universal credit from April 2017 in (i) Wirral, (ii) Merseyside, (iii) the North West and (iv) the UK.

The information requested could only be made available at disproportionate cost. National data regarding the policy to provide support for a maximum of two children in both Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit can be accessed at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-tax-credit-and-universal-credit-claimants-statistics-related-to-the-policy-to-provide-support-for-a-maximum-of-2-children-april-2018