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bobbieinok

(12,858 posts) Fri Oct 13, 2017, 09:34 AM Oct 2017

UK has penalty for 3rd child?!? [View all]

(from seeing video about Prince Wm's expected 3rd child)

Video said law was recently passed allowing subsidy (tax credit?) for .only 2 children. Video said there was anger that royal couple could afford 3rd child while commoners could no longer do so.

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UK has penalty for 3rd child?!? [View all] bobbieinok Oct 2017 OP

Not providing a subsidy for simply having a third is not a penalty. Weekend Warrior Oct 2017 #1

There were prob talking about child benefit, there are no penalties for 3rd child in UK HipChick Oct 2017 #2

My impression was bobbieinok Oct 2017 #4

They've stopped giving child tax credit for the third (or more) child if born after 2017 muriel_volestrangler Oct 2017 #3

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