Two-child benefit cap is ‘key driver of child poverty’ in UK, research suggests

Two-child benefit cap is ‘key driver of child poverty’ in UK, research suggests

Study finds strong correlation between local child poverty levels and percentage of families affected by cap

Local child poverty rates across the UK correlate very strongly with the percentage of families affected by the two-child benefit cap, research has found, indicating that the controversial policy is a key factor behind children growing up in deprivation.

The study, carried out by Loughborough University for the End Child Poverty Coalition, will heap pressure on Labour over the party’s refusal to abolish the cap, which limits universal credit and child tax credit to a family’s first two children.

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