Committee for Communities

Legislative Consent - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill

Here you will find further information related to the Committee's consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill.

• View the Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Memorandum (PDF, 5 pages, 130KB) 

Report

• The Committee's Report on Legislative Consent Memorandum - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill

Appendix 1: Written submissions received by the Committee

• Advice NI - Comments on Legislative Consent Memorandum (PDF, 11 pages, 1542KB)
• Advice NI - Updated comments on Legislative Consent Memorandum (PDF, 12 pages, 1644KB)
• Cliff Edge Coalition - Comments on Legislative Consent Memorandum (PDF, 5 pages, 195KB)
• Law Centre NI - Comments on Legislative Consent Memorandum (PDF, 14 pages, 304KB)
• Law Centre NI - Further comments on Legislative Consent Memoradum (PDF, 5 pages 353KB)
• NICCY - Comments on Legislative Consent Memorandum (PDF, 2 pages, 182KB)

Appendix 2: Minutes of Evidence

• 29 January 2026 - oral evidence from the Department for Communities
• 29 January 2026 - oral evidence from Advice NI
• 29 January 2026 - oral evidence from Law Centre NI and Cliff Edge Coalition