Relief as cruel two-child benefit limit lifted amid warning of Tory and Reform danger

Raluca Maniță

Up to 1.5million children are set to be better off from today as the Tory two-child benefit limit is finally scrapped. The change has been hailed as a pivotal moment by campaigners - with the cruel rules blamed for pushing 100 children a day into poverty. The flagship move will see around half a million youngsters lifted out of poverty despite Conservatives and Reform voting to keep it in place. Both right-wing parties say they would bring the policy - which restricts benefits such as Universal

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