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Tories to keep two-child benefit cap if they win election, says Rishi Sunak

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THE Conservatives will keep the two-child benefit cap if they win the next election, the Prime Minister has said.

The Prime Minister said the Conservatives will keep the two-child benefit cap if they form the next Government

The number of people claiming at least one health-related benefit has soared since the pandemic, with one in 10 people now receiving support, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.In his Sun On Sunday article, the Prime Minister said: “There is nothing compassionate about consigning people who could work to a life trapped on benefits.Campaigners have criticised Sunak for using “hostile rhetoric” and launching a “full-on assault on disabled people” with his plans for welfare.

For a couple with two children, this meant a combined weekly income of less than £530 after housing costs.

 

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