When mother-of-five Jasmine heard the two-child benefit cap was being abolished, she cuddled her newborn baby in relief and said she was still incredulous.

“I was shocked and stunned,” she said. “It is one of those things that people have been campaigning for and talking about, but I didn’t think it would actually happen that they would get rid of it.

“I am so happy as I cannot imagine what it is going to do for so many families, let alone for myself and my family unit – especially as I have recently had another little girl. New Feature

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“It is going to have an amazing impact on so many children and families who are struggling with day-to-day poverty.”

The two-child benefit cap will be scrapped in full from next April, Chancellor

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