Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 82600
Social Security Benefits: Children
Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 24 October 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the two-child benefit cap on families in rural areas.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonThe Taskforce recognises the importance of place, including differences between urban and rural locations, as a driver of child poverty. Children and families in rural areas have played an important role in the development of the Child Poverty Strategy, i...
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