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- The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed the out-of-work benefit cap will remain frozen at £22,020 annually for 2026.
- Baroness Maeve Sherlock says the policy aims to encourage work and benefit children.
- The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says about 124,000 families and nearly 300,000 children are affected by the cap.
- CPAG says lifting the cap could alleviate severe poverty at a cost of £300 million.
