EXPLAINER: What is the two-child limit benefit policy?@TomWatersEcon explains the impact of the policy on families and how much it would cost an incoming government to abolish it. pic.twitter.com/2Kk7lSLJWW
— Institute for Fiscal Studies (@TheIFS) June 27, 2024
Authors
![Tom Waters](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/Tom_Waters.jpg?itok=ZegjOaxl)
Tom Waters
Associate Director
Tom is an Associate Director at the IFS and Head of the Income, Work and Welfare sector.
Explainer details
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
Suggested citation
Waters, T. (2024). What is the two-child limit in benefits? [Explainer] Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/what-two-child-limit-benefits (accessed: 30 June 2024).
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