Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 27131
Child Benefit
Tabled: 29 January 2025
Answered: 3 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dame Meg Hillier
Labour (Co-op) — Hackney South and Shoreditch
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of ending the two child benefit cap.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsNo estimates have been published. While we cannot currently commit to changing the two child policy, 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. This...
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