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Children: Poverty

Commons · Question 80368 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussion with the Child Poverty Taskforce on the potential impact of (a) the removal and (b) reform of the two-child benefit cap on the educational outcomes for children.

Answer

Answered by Olivia Bailey, 28 Oct 2025

As co-chair of the Child Poverty Taskforce, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, is working across government on levers to tackle child poverty and improve the lives of families across the country.This government is committed to tac...