Tag: Universal Credit

November 29, 2025

Two-child benefit cap scrapped in full from April 2026, lifting 450,000 children from poverty

Chancellor Rachel Reeves abolished the two-child benefit cap in November 2025, with effect from April 6, 2026, lifting 450,000 children out of poverty and adding £5,310 annually to 560,000 families' incomes across the UK.

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