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On 6 April 2026, the UK scrapped the two-child limit on benefit payments, a policy introduced in 2017 that barred families from claiming the child element of Universal Credit for a third or subsequent child. The government projects the change will lift 450,000 children out of relative poverty by 2030, at a cost of £2.4 billion in the first year. Alongside the repeal, pensions rose 4.8% under the triple lock and working-age benefits increased by 3.8–6.1%, intensifying a debate over whether the welfare bill is fiscally sustainable during a period of elevated borrowing costs.