Six benefits not affected by two-child rule as dwp cap could be scrapped

HMRC CHILD BENEFIT IS PAID FOR EVERY CHILD, REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY YOU HAVE. 16:07, 30 May 2025 The full list of benefits not affected by the two-child rule – as the Labour Party government

mulls over axing the controversial cap - have been revealed. HMRC Child Benefit is paid for every child, regardless of how many you have. Disability Living Allowance is available for

children under 16 who have disabilities and require extra care or mobility support. Personal Independence Payment, Guardian Allowance and Adoption Allowance are all exempt too, and while the

child element of Universal Credit is capped, exceptions do exist. READ MORE LLOYDS BANK BRINGS IN BIG CHANGE AND ANYONE WHO IS IN A 'COUPLE' WILL BENEFIT Charities have said the

two-child benefit limit is one of the key drivers of child poverty. Recent research has suggested about 100 children are pulled into poverty every day by the limit, meaning up to 20,000

could be affected by a six-month delay. “I’ve always been clear that it’s on the table,” Labour Party MP Bridget Phillipson said this week as she hinted at a change. Article continues below

“The price tag associated with this is big. But what I would also say, where it comes to the price tag, the cost of inaction is also incredibly high, because this scars the life chances of

children in our country. “That’s devastating for those children and families, but actually, for all of us as a society, we miss out on the tremendous contribution and talent of so many

people.” Asked why ministers would not take action faster, Phillipson told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “They are not changes that a Labour government would ever have introduced. But

seeking to unwind that and to change the social security system is not easy, and it costs a lot of money, and we’ve got to get this right.” Article continues below “I’ve had conversations

with people I represent, with constituents who made perfectly reasonable and rational decisions to have a number of children, to have three children, say, and something terrible happens in

their lives," she said. “In the case of one constituent I met, they lost their partner who died unexpectedly, they then find themselves unable to access the full support that they had

anticipated for their whole family, even when they made what was a perfectly reasonable choice around family size.” Phillipson said the changes to the rules “actually haven’t had an impact

on the decisions that people are making around family size, all it has done has pushed more children into poverty”.