Meg Hillier asked · Stephen Timms replied

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of ending the two child benefit cap.

No estimates have been published. While we cannot currently commit to changing the two child policy, tackling child poverty is at the heart of the Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances of every child. This is why the Child Poverty Taskforce will look at all available levers to reduce child poverty, including social security reforms, before publishing a strategy.