PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Child poverty and the two-child benefit cap (16 July 2024)
Motion Details
That this House believes no child should grow up without adequate food, a warm home or security for their future; notes the Department for Work and Pensions' April 2024 statistics which state that 1.6 million children are affected by the two-child benefit cap; further notes that parents subject to the cap have less income available for childcare costs and therefore experience barriers to employment; recognises that removing this cap is the most cost-effective way of immediately lifting children out of poverty and deep poverty; and urges the Chancellor of the Exchequer to remove the two-child limit on social security payments in her first Budget.
Sponsored by:
Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
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