Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households were exempt from the two-child Universal Credit benefits cap because they (a) have a child arrangement order, (b) have been appointed as a child's guardian, (c) have a special guardianship order, (d) are entitled to Guardian's Allowance and (e) have applied successfully using form IC1 as of 14 July 2022.

The exceptions referenced fall under the “non-parental care” exception.

The data available does not break down to a lower level of detail.

The latest official statistics on the policy to provide support for a maximum of two children was released on 14th July and can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-and-child-tax-credit-claimants-statistics-related-to-the-policy-to-provide-support-for-a-maximum-of-2-children-april-2022/universal-credit-and-child-tax-credit-claimants-statistics-related-to-the-policy-to-provide-support-for-a-maximum-of-2-children-april-2022