ALT Chart showing families impacted by the two-child limit, by work status and specified characteristics: UK 2023-24 Most households subject to the two-child limit (59 per cent) already have at least one adult in work. Of the minority of households that are not in work, more than nine-in-ten (91 per cent) either have a child under three or a disabled family member with additional care needs, making any return to the labour market additionally challenging. Overall, that leaves over 95% of families benefiting from the two-child limit either working, with a child under three, or with a disabled family member.