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Social Security Benefits: Children

Asked by Dr Danny ChambersLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 3 February 2025UIN 902513

The question

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.

Answered by 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 security reform.

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