Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 27068

Child Benefit

Tabled: 28 January 2025
Answered: 3 February 2025

Question

Charlotte Cane

Liberal DemocratEly and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of removing the two-child benefit cap.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Tackling child poverty is at the heart of the Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances of every child. The Child Poverty Taskforce is exploring how we can harness all available levers to reduce child poverty,...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 27068) →

Partner sites