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- The Department for Work and Pensions raised the weekly benefit for each additional spouse in a polygamous marriage to £125.25, a 4.8% increase, effective April 2026.
- The extra payment applies to spouses above state pension age with no statutory limit on the number of additional spouses per household.
- Polygamous unions can claim the benefit if the marriages were performed abroad because UK law does not criminalize overseas polygamous marriages.
