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Cabinet ministers to recommend lifting two-child benefit cap

  • Cabinet ministers are set to recommend lifting the two-child benefit cap ahead of the November 26 autumn budget in the UK.
  • The recommendation follows a government taskforce led by Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden, formed after the last election to tackle rising child poverty.
  • The two-child cap, introduced by Conservative Chancellor George Osborne in 2017, limits benefits for the third and subsequent children, affecting about 1.7 million children and pushing 109 more into poverty daily.
  • Phillipson described the cap as a "spiteful attack on children," and experts estimate lifting it could reduce poverty depth for 800,000 children but cost around £3 billion annually.
  • If lifted, the move could ease child poverty significantly but presents a funding challenge for Prime Minister Starmer and Chancellor Reeves amid ongoing government financial constraints.
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