Benefits and pensions rise as two-child cap ends

Families on some benefits with three or more children will get an average rise of £4,100 a year.

A series of flagship Labour measures, including the scrapping of the two-child limit on benefits, have come into force today.

The government has announced changes to the two-child limit and its effect on the child element of Universal Credit, effective from April 2026.

Families on some benefits with three or more children will get an average rise of £4,100 a year as the two-child benefit cap is lifted.

Millions of Britons will see their payments increase from today, with the two-child benefit cap also ending.

The two-child benefit cap officially comes to an end today, with the Government claiming the move will lift approximately 450,000 children out of poverty.

The UK government's removal of the two-child benefit cap is expected to lift an estimated 450,000 children out of poverty, with families on some benefits with three or more children set to receive an average rise of £4,100 a year.