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Two-child benefit cap comes to an end in the UK
The change will add about £3,500 a year for each eligible child and comes after months of pressure from Labour backbenchers and campaigners.
- On Monday, April 6, the UK government officially scrapped the controversial two-child benefit cap, aiming to lift an estimated 450,000 children out of poverty by providing affected households with at least £3,500 extra per child.
- First introduced by the Conservatives in 2017, the policy restricted tax credits to the first two children, until Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the repeal in November following pressure from Labour backbenchers.
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer described the measure as 'one of the proudest moments of this Labour Government,' while one mother called the rise a 'massive help' in dealing with rising costs.
- Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch criticized the decision, arguing it favors claimants over workers and claiming the Conservatives would 'reinstate the two-child cap' to 'bolster our armed forces.'
- Amnesty International UK's Jen Clark welcomed the lifting but warned it 'fails to go far enough,' urging the government to 'scrap the devastating system of sanctions' to make social security fairer.
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