Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 64322

Social Security Benefits: Children

Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025

Question

James MacCleary

Liberal DemocratLewes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to remove the two-child benefit cap as part of the Tackling Child Poverty strategy.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Tackling child poverty is at the heart of this Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. The Child Poverty Taskforce is developing an ambitious Child Poverty Strategy which we will publish in the autumn. We are considering all available ...

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