US EditionMinisters considering scrapping two-child benefit cap, education secretary says
- Labour ministers, including Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, have confirmed they are considering scrapping the two-child benefit cap introduced in 2017 by the previous Conservative government.
- This policy limits benefit payments to families for only two children, and pressure to remove it has grown amid delayed child poverty strategy announcements and calls from charities.
- Phillipson noted the policy pulls more than 100 children into poverty daily and emphasized that removing the cap forms part of a wider strategy to reduce child poverty despite high costs.
- She stated that the option remains under consideration and admitted that reversing the decision presents significant challenges, requires substantial funding, and must be handled carefully.
- The government views cutting child poverty as a moral mission and aims to ensure background does not determine a child's success, while balancing fiscal responsibility and policy costs.
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Fresh hint two-child benefit cap WILL be scrapped as Keir paves way for U-turn
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