Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe two-child benefits limit will be abolished from April 2026, a decision confirmed by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). This policy change is projected to cost £3 billion by 2029/30 and is expected to reduce child poverty by 450,000 by the same year. Chancellor Rachel Reeves told the Commons: “We on this side of the House do not believe that the solution to a broken welfare system is to punish the most vulnerable children.” The controversial limit, introduced by the Conservatives in 2015 and implemented in 2017, restricted child tax credit and universal credit to the first two children. Organisations such as Unicef UK and the Trussell Trust have welcomed the move, calling it a significant step to address record levels of child poverty in the UK. In fullBudget 2025: Two child benefit cap scrapped – here’s what that will mean for parentsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Huge cheers in Commons as two-child benefit cap scrapped
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe two-child benefits limit will be abolished from April 2026, a decision confirmed by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). This policy change is projected to cost £3 billion by 2029/30 and is expected to reduce child poverty by 450,000 by the same year. Chancellor Rachel Reeves told the Commons: “We on this side of the House do not believe that the solution to a broken welfare system is to punish the most vulnerable children.” The controversial limit, introduced by the Conservatives in 2015 and implemented in 2017, restricted child tax credit and universal credit to the first two children. Organisations such as Unicef UK and the Trussell Trust have welcomed the move, calling it a significant step to address record levels of child poverty in the UK. In fullBudget 2025: Two child benefit cap scrapped – here’s what that will mean for parentsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
