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Ministers considering scrapping two-child benefit cap
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said the government is looking at scrapping the two-child benefit cap but warned it would “cost a lot of money”. Speaking to the BBC, the minister said the policy – which prevents most families from claiming means-tested benefits for any third or additional children born after April 2017 – had…
Rayner refuses to confirm if two-child benefit cap will be abolished
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has refused to confirm whether the government is planning to scrap the two-child benefit cap. On Sunday, the Observer reported that Sir Keir Starmer had privately backed abolishing the limit and requested the Treasury find the £3.5bn to do so. The policy prevents most families from claiming means-tested benefits for…