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MPs repeat plea for Government to lift two-child benefit cap ahead of budget

MPs repeat plea for Government to lift two-child benefit cap ahead of budget

Work and pensions minister Andrew Western says Government are considering a number of ‘levers’ to bring child poverty down.

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