Reform UK would reimpose two-child benefit cap

"Joshua NevettPolitical reporter PA Media Reform UK has said it would reintroduce the two-child benefit cap in full if the party wins power, in a shift away from scrapping the limit. The policy, introduced under the Conservatives in 2017, means parents can only claim universal credit or tax credits for their first two children. But Robert Jenrick said "right now" the country could not afford to "help working families have more children", in his first speech as the party's Treasury's spokesman."

"In his speech, Jenrick went further and said "a Reform government will restore the cap in full". "Our benefits system is broken," Jenrick said in a speech in the City of London. "It's an economic and a moral disaster." Jenrick said Reform UK would "defuse the benefits bomb set to bankrupt Britain" if his party won the next general election."

Reform UK will reintroduce the two-child benefit cap in full if it wins power. The policy, introduced by the Conservatives in 2017, limits universal credit and tax credits to the first two children. The country’s fiscal position is presented as unable to support payments for additional children for working families, framing the benefits system as an economic and moral disaster. Reform UK plans to restore the cap, defuse a so-called benefits bomb, and develop a comprehensive welfare reform plan. The party has abandoned some costly policies to reassure voters and markets; most households affected by the cap are in work.

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