Rachel Reeves signals plan to remove two-child benefit cap in budget
Chancellor understood to be preparing to fully reverse the measure, which could lift 350,000 children out of povertyRachel Reeves is planning to remove the two-child benefit cap in full in the November budget, in a move that could cost more than £3bn but lift 350,000 children out of poverty.The...
<p>Chancellor understood to be preparing to fully reverse the measure, which could lift 350,000 children out of poverty</p><p>Rachel Reeves is planning to remove the two-child benefit cap in full in the November budget, in a move that could cost more than £3bn but lift 350,000 children out of poverty.</p><p>The chancellor is understood to be preparing to reverse the Conservative measure entirely, having originally looked at ways to taper it either for very large families or richer ones.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/10/rachel-reeves-signals-plan-remove-two-child-benefit-cap-budget">Continue reading...</a>
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