Government ministers are reportedly planning to end the two-child limit on benefits , potentially replacing it with a tapered system which would mean that financial support for larger families remains capped.

The details are yet to be officially announced, but it is widely reported that chancellor Rachel Reeves will set out the plans in her Autumn Statement at the end of November.

Charities and experts have long called for an end to the two-child limit on benefits, which denies families extra universal credit or tax credits for their third child or any subsequent children born after April 2017.

More than 1.6 million children live in households impacted by the two-child limit across the UK. That is one in 10 children whose families are missing out on around £3,500 per child affect

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