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Social Security Benefits: Children

Asked by Shivani RajaConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 16 December 2024UIN 18712

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to review the two child benefit cap.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The Child Poverty Taskforce is exploring how we can harness all available levers to reduce child poverty before publishing a strategy in Spring 2025.

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