Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 20511

Social Security Benefits: Children

Tabled: 16 December 2024
Answered: 23 December 2024

Question

Alex Easton

IndependentNorth Down

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the two-child limit on recent trends in the level of child poverty; and whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of e

Answer

Alison McGovern
We published the framework ‘Tackling Child Poverty: Developing Our Strategy’ on 23 October and will explore all available levers to deliver an enduring reduction in child poverty in this parliament, as part of a 10-year strategy for lasting change. The Ch...

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