Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 14393

Social Security Benefits: Children

Tabled: 30 June 2026

Answered: 8 July 2026

Question

Catherine West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made and assessment of the potential impact of changes to the two child benefit cap on levels of food bank use.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

Although no assessment has been made regarding the impact of these changes on food bank use specifically, the reversal of the two child limit in Universal Credit demonstrates this Government’s relentless commitment to tackling child poverty by investing i...

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