1.6 million UK children affected by two-child benefit cap, with numbers increasing since 2019.

1.6 million children in the UK are affected by the two-child benefit cap, with 1.3 million living in Universal Credit households and 270,000 in Child Tax Credit households, according to official figures. The number of households affected by the policy has increased since its introduction seven years ago, with 592,000 children impacted in 2019 and 100,000 more in the past year.

July 11, 2024
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