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Labour's Two-Child Cap Repeal Could Aid 570,000 Families

2/2/2026

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The Government impact assessment says Labour's plan to scrap two-child cap could help 570,000 households by 2030/31.
However, tens of thousands will not fully benefit as the cap remains.
The cap limits families with no working members to £22,000 yearly.
Child poverty experts link the two-child limit to rising poverty, despite opposition from the Conservative Party and Reform UK.
Campaigners say the bill could lift 450,000 children out of poverty.

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The Government impact assessment says Labour's plan to scrap two-child cap could help 570,000 households by 2030/31.
However, tens of thousands will not fully benefit as the cap remains.
The cap limits families with no working members to £22,000 yearly.
Child poverty experts link the two-child limit to rising poverty, despite opposition from the Conservative Party and Reform UK.
Campaigners say the bill could lift 450,000 children out of poverty.