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How your area was hit by two-child benefit limit as 1.7m UK kids impacted
There were a total of 10,900 children living in households impacted by the two-child limit in the Hackney North and Stoke ...
Map shows where most Merseyside kids are affected by two-child Universal Credit limit
More than 40,000 children in Universal Credit households in Merseyside were impacted by the two-child limit last year.
Two-child benefit cap scrapping update in 'Dickensian levels of poverty'
The Government is expected to publish a child poverty strategy in autumn, and a multitude of campaign groups have said it ...
Over 20,000 children in Cambs impacted by two-child benefit cap
More than 20,000 children in Universal Credit households in Cambridgeshire were impacted by the two-child limit last year.
Welfare retreat means UK cannot axe two-child benefit cap, Rachel Reeves to tell MPs
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to warn Labour MPs that the government’s shambolic £5bn welfare retreat means she cannot afford ...
Keir Starmer urged not to 'punish' children by keeping two-child cap
Keir Starmer has been urged not to 'punish' children by keeping the two-child cap following Labour’s partial U-turn on ...
Child tax credit gets small boost in Trump's tax bill, but millions of families are left out
The popular child tax credit will receive a slight boost from President Trump’s signature tax and spending bill — but there ...
Trump's Big Beautiful Bill: How it impacts child tax credit and student loans | Explained
Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' passed Congress, altering child tax credits to $2,200 and limiting student loan repayment ...
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HMRC alert for Child Tax Credit as thousands owed cash | Echo
The government initially put £250 into the tax-free account during a child's first year, then added another £250 when he or she reached the age of seven. For lower-income families, the payment ...