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HL HL12460
Social Security Benefits
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27 November 2025
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10 December 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to lift any other elements of the benefit cap beyond scrapping the two-child limit.
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27 November 2025
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to lift any other elements of the benefit cap beyond scrapping the two-child limit.
Source: Lords
10 December 2025
Answer
The benefit cap limits the total amount of benefits a working age household can receive and is applied through Universal Credit and Housing Benefit. The benefit cap aims to incentivise work as, where possible, it is in the best interest of children to be ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-27/HL12460
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1858137
- uk · wq-1858137 · source updated 10 December 2025