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Lifting the two-child benefit cap is unfair and unaffordable

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Tuesday, 24 February, 2026
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Last night the Conservatives stood with hardworking taxpayers. We voted to keep the two-child benefit cap.

Lifting the cap is unfair, unaffordable and it won’t lift children out of poverty.

We need more jobs, better wages and stronger growth...not endless handouts.

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