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Child Benefit

Revealed: Scrapping two-child benefit limit will make 'no difference at all' to 140,000 children in poverty
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Two-child limit

Revealed: Scrapping two-child benefit limit will make 'no difference at all' to 140,000 children in poverty

Recent government data shows that 141,290 children live in households affected by both the two-child limit and the benefit cap
I'm buying fruit and veg for my kids on 'buy now, pay later'. The two-child benefit cap needs to go
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Two-child benefit cap

I'm buying fruit and veg for my kids on 'buy now, pay later'. The two-child benefit cap needs to go

Labour must invest in benefits system to lift children out of poverty, shameful report finds
keir starmer labour prime minister
Child poverty

Labour must invest in benefits system to lift children out of poverty, shameful report finds

'You want it to be magical for your kids': Here's how the two-child benefit cap is ruining Christmas
Two-child benefit cap

'You want it to be magical for your kids': Here's how the two-child benefit cap is ruining Christmas

Letters: We should scrap Trident so we can lift the two-child benefit cap
Letters

Letters: We should scrap Trident so we can lift the two-child benefit cap

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This is what life with the DWP's two-child benefit cap looks like through a child's eyes
Two-child benefit cap

This is what life with the DWP's two-child benefit cap looks like through a child's eyes

What is the two-child benefit limit and how does it impact families?
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Benefits

What is the two-child benefit limit and how does it impact families?

Even Nigel Farage wants to scrap the two-child benefit cap. When will Labour see sense?
General election 2024

Even Nigel Farage wants to scrap the two-child benefit cap. When will Labour see sense?

Child benefit: Parents left 'hungry' as HMRC glitch means half a million haven't received payments
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Child benefits

Child benefit: Parents left 'hungry' as HMRC glitch means half a million haven't received payments