Two-child benefit cap divides voters - but support for scrapping it is growing

Voters are split over whether the government should end the two-child benefit limit, indicating a softening of what was previously strong public opposition to removing the cap.

Polling, seen by The i Paper , has revealed an apparent shift in public opinion over whether ministers should scrap the policy.

The cap, imposed under the Tory government, stops parents on benefits from claiming any child welfare payments for more than two children. New Feature

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Campaign groups have repeatedly argued reversing would be the most effective way to reduce child poverty – something this Labour government has pledged to do.

And the issue is hugely contentious for Sir Keir Starmer and his Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, who have resisted sustained polit