50,000 families to gain nothing after two child benefit cap, DWP analysis reveals
DWP analysis finds 50,000 low-income families will gain nothing when the two-child benefit limit is lifted because the benefit cap prevents additional payments.
Benefits remain capped at 22,000 despite end of two-child policy
The UK benefit cap will be frozen in 2026 for the fourth year, limiting non-working households with children to £22,020 annually (£25,323 in Greater London).
People on lowest incomes being denied access to social housing, research finds
Low-income and benefit-receiving households are being denied social housing due to affordability checks and benefit restrictions, increasing homelessness risk.
Over 1.6m children hit by two-child cap as Labour urged to drop brutal' policy
More than 1.66 million children are living in households affected by the two-child benefit cap, which has raised calls for this controversial measure to be scrapped.
