Question follow-through · 88032

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the two-child benefit cap on working class people in Newton Abbot constituency.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
4 Nov 2025
Target answer date
11 Nov 2025
Answer
11 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the two-child benefit cap on working class people in Newton Abbot constituency.

  2. 11 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Statistics related to the policy to provide support for a maximum of 2 children are published annually and provide various breakdowns including by households with someone earning. The latest publication, with April 2025 data, is published here: Universal ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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