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Social Security Benefits: Children

Asked by Neil Duncan-JordanLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 9 December 2025UIN 95993

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households will be affected by the lifting of the two child benefit cap.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The requested information is published in ‘Table 3.2: Costing of the removal of the two-child limit’ (page 66-67) and is available at EFOs - Office for Budget Responsibility.

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