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The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Baroness Sherlock) (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 3 February 2026

Debate

Two-child Benefit Cap: Foreign-born Children

Contribution

My Lords, children should not grow up in poverty. It is bad for them, bad for their aspirations and, ultimately, bad for the country. Experts agree that the most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty is to end the two-child limit, and that is what we are doing. There are strict rules that govern who can access benefits. Parents who are foreign nationals can access universal credit only with a valid immigration status of a kind that gives them the right to access public funds.

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