questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants in receipt of legacy benefits are currently receiving additional benefit entitlement in respect of more than one spouse.
answerText: Polygamous marriages are illegal in the UK. Immigration rules have generally prevented the formation of polygamous households in this country since 1988. Under successive governments access to benefit support for additional spouses is only available where...
heading: Social Security Benefits: Polygamy