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Jan 08

Scrapping two-child benefit cap can’t come a moment too soon, says UNISON

  • 8 January 2026

Commenting on the announcement today (Thursday) that the government is scrapping the two-child benefit cap, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:

“Doing away with the cruel two-child benefit cap can’t come a moment too soon. This means thousands of working families will be better able to cope with rising bills.

“UNISON has been pushing for this heartless measure to be dropped for years and it’s good to see a Labour government has listened.

“It’s vital ministers continue to do all they can to ease the pain of cost of living pressures for those who need support.”

Notes to editors:
– UNISON is the UK’s largest union, with more than 1.3 million members providing public services in education, local government, the NHS, police service and energy. They are employed in the public, voluntary and private sectors.

Media contacts:
Dan Ashley M: 07508 080349 E: d.ashley@unison.co.uk
Anthony Barnes M: 07834 864794 E: a.barnes@unison.co.uk

 

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