Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 40016
Poverty: Children
Tabled: 20 March 2025
Answered: 27 March 2025
Question
Tom Morrison
Liberal Democrat — Cheadle
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the child poverty strategy will consider the potential merits of removing the (a) two-child limit and (b) benefit cap.
Answer
Alison McGovernThe Child Poverty Taskforce is continuing its urgent work and is exploring all available levers, including considering social security reforms, to drive forward short and long-term actions across government to reduce child poverty.