Minister opens door to scrapping two-child benefit cap
- A Labour minister, Stephen Kinnock, mentioned discussions about possibly lifting the two-child benefit cap this autumn.
- Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson stated that removing the cap would incur significant financial costs.
- Stephen Kinnock refrained from speculating on the budget.
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Larger families could gain more than £20,000 if Labour scraps two-child benefit cap
Conservative critics say the two-child cap is essential to preventing families on benefits from receiving packages worth more than the minimum wage
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Read Full ArticleStephen Kinnock quizzed on his dad’s calls to ditch two-child benefit cap
Stephen Kinnock said that discussions in government around scrapping the two-child benefit cap are “ongoing”, when asked about his father Lord Kinnock’s calls to ditch the policy. In an interview with BBC Breakfast, the health minister said: “Decisions about the Budget, decisions like that have major financial implications, they are a matter for the Chancellor.” “She will be bringing forward the Budget in October, so I’m sure you’ll agree it wo…
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