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Poverty: Children

Asked by Tom MorrisonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 27 March 2025UIN 40016

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the child poverty strategy will consider the potential merits of removing the (a) two-child limit and (b) benefit cap.

Answered by Alison McGovern

The Child Poverty Taskforce is continuing its urgent work and is exploring all available levers, including considering social security reforms, to drive forward short and long-term actions across government to reduce child poverty.

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