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1.6 million children now affected by two-child benefit cap as Starmer faces pressure to scrap Tory policy
A total of 1.6 million children are now affected by the two-child benefit cap as the Labour government faces pressure to lift it. The Conservative government introduced the cap, which prevents parents from claiming child tax credit or Universal Credit for …