UK has penalty for 3rd child?!?

[bobbieinok]

(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.

[Weekend Warrior]

1. Not providing a subsidy for simply having a third is not a penalty.

It's something more need to consider.

[HipChick]

2. There were prob talking about child benefit, there are no penalties for 3rd child in UK

[bobbieinok]

4. My impression was

There had been subsidy for each child. When govt stopped giving help after 2nd child, people who had more than 2 children and no longer got help with the 3rd plus child felt like they were being penalized.

Got impression this withdrawal was part of severe austerity program Tories implemented after world financial crisis.

[muriel_volestrangler]

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

https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/child-tax-credit

Child benefit still applies to all children: https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/claiming-child-benefit