The policy, introduced under the Tories, means parents can only claim universal credit for their first two children.

Labour warned larger families now have ‘substantial’ incentive to claim sickness benefits in order to gain fully from the change ...

Families receiving Universal Credit typically receive an additional £3,514 per year for each child they have, but the ...

Annual spending on health and disability benefits is now predicted to rise from £83.1 billion in 2025/26 to £103.6 billion in ...

The two-child benefit cap prevents parents from claiming universal credit or tax credit for their third child. It was ...

The controversial two-child benefit cap has been in place since April 2017 but has long come under fire from campaigners, who ...

Delivering the new rates to parliament, the work and pensions minister Pat McFadden said: “I have concluded my statutory ...

Scrapping the controversial two-child benefit limit would reduce child poverty but not necessarily help with a youngster’s early development and their readiness for school, a new report has suggested.

Millions of Brits are picking over their finances after Chancellor Rachel Reeves presented her spending plans in the autumn ...

Low-income families with newborns are now eligible for a one-time payment of $1,800 under a new state program aimed at ...