WORKING families will bear the brunt of the two-child benefit cap being scrapped, the Conservative Party has warned.
is expected to cost £3.4billion and will be funded by increased taxes on working households including higher and utility bills.
Kemi Badenoch has criticised scrapping the two-child-capCredit: PA
From today, basic rate taxpayers could see their increase by up to £1,000 a year, while households of two unemployed adults and three children could get an extra £6,400 in benefits.
Labour said removing the two child limit on will bring 450,000 children out of poverty.
has blasted the policy as a “ payday” which will “leave working families picking up the tab”.
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