ITV News understands that some MPs are discussing how to force a vote or debate on the issue ahead of the King’s Speech.
The cap, which restricts the ability of some families to claim benefits for their first two children, came into effect in April 2017.
During the Labour leadership race in 2020, Sir Keir Starmer advocated scrapping the policy as part of plans to "tackle the vast social injustice in our country".Angela Rayner: No commitment to lift two-child benefit cap by next election Fresh data published on Thursday has revealed that 1.6 million children now live in households impacted by the policy, compared to 1.5 million to April 2023.
"But I would like to see lifting the two child benefits cap a priority for the new government as the most cost effective and most impactful way to immediately alleviate child poverty in communities like mine across the country," she said. The Liberal Democrats, SNP and Green Party also all have made clear that they remain in favour of scrapping the policy.has estimated that scrapping the policy would lift around 490,000 children out of poverty, at the cost of between £2.5 billion and £3.6 billion.At least one in four children in poverty in two-thirds of constituencies
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