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Labour Proposes £3.5B Lift of Two-Child Benefit Cap

11/12/2025

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Labour plans to lift the two-child benefit cap in the November 26 Budget, a move costing about £3.5 billion annually and helping nearly 200,000 jobless families.
Critics, including Shadow Welfare Secretary Helen Whately, say the measure would be unfair to taxpayers.
The cap was introduced by the Conservatives in 2017, and Nigel Farage now proposes lifting it only for working families.

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Labour plans to lift the two-child benefit cap in the November 26 Budget, a move costing about £3.5 billion annually and helping nearly 200,000 jobless families.
Critics, including Shadow Welfare Secretary Helen Whately, say the measure would be unfair to taxpayers.
The cap was introduced by the Conservatives in 2017, and Nigel Farage now proposes lifting it only for working families.