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Labour Lifts Two-Child Benefit Cap, Boosts 186,000 Families

4/6/2026

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Labour will lift the two-child cap on benefits, delivering a £6,000 annual boost to more than 186,000 workless households, starting Monday.
The policy costs £3.5 billion and will be funded by tax increases on middle-class families.
Keir Starmer, Labour leader, says the move will support working Britons.
Kemi Badenoch, Conservative Party leader, criticized the decision as unfair to those on welfare.
Labour disputes Tory claims, noting most beneficiaries are employed.

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Labour will lift the two-child cap on benefits, delivering a £6,000 annual boost to more than 186,000 workless households, starting Monday.
The policy costs £3.5 billion and will be funded by tax increases on middle-class families.
Keir Starmer, Labour leader, says the move will support working Britons.
Kemi Badenoch, Conservative Party leader, criticized the decision as unfair to those on welfare.
Labour disputes Tory claims, noting most beneficiaries are employed.