Universal Credit: Children
(asked on 15th March 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making both parents in a joint custody agreement eligible for the Universal Credit child element for that child.
This question was answered on 22nd March 2023
No such assessment has been made.
DWP does not hold information on custody arrangements between all parents claiming benefits.