Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 902513

Social Security Benefits: Children

Tabled: 28 January 2025
Answered: 3 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Danny Chambers

Liberal DemocratWinchester

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
We cannot currently commit to ending the two-child limit. However, tackling child poverty, as the last Labour Government did, is at the heart of this Government’s missions. The Child Poverty Taskforce is exploring all available levers, including social se...

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