Written questions

Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents

Commons · Question 30669 · Tabled 11 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 17 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Sarah Olney

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) benefit cap and (b) two-child limit on single parents.

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 17 Feb 2025

Delivering our manifesto commitment to tackle child poverty is an urgent priority for this Government, and the Ministerial Taskforce is working to publish a Child Poverty Strategy which will deliver lasting change. The Strategy will look at all available ...