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the justification for the limit assumed all pregnancies were planned, that distinguishing between families on benefits and families in work was “crude and unrealistic”, further evidence did not support the case that the two child limit might encourage parents to increase their incomes from work. The committee argued for no significant distinction between households on benefits and those working. In April 2019, 72% of families getting tax credits were in work. In May 2019, 28% of working-age
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In 2019 the Work and Pensions Select Committee recommended ending the two-child limit on welfare payments. The committee heard evidence from charities, economists and faith groups and stated the limit had, “unintended consequences that no government should be willing to accept”. The committee stated
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said, “Any family in this country, except the super-rich, could fall foul of the two-child limit if their circumstances changed for the worse. This is exactly why social security must act as a national insurance scheme covering people when they’re most exposed to hardship – not increase it.”
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On 18 September 2015, the committee announced that it was beginning an enquiry into the 'welfare safety net'. The committee's chair, in launching the enquiry, said:
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That Steve McCabe be discharged from the Work and Pensions Committee and Marsha de Cordova be added.—(Mr Marcus Jones, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
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The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.
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claimants were, “in employment and not on passported benefit”. in October 2019, 33% of
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The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.
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The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 8 July 2015.
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The committee has been involved in a number of significant investigations.
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Records for this Committee are held at the Parliamentary Archives
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select committee
House of Commons
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Department for Work and Pensions
2024 United Kingdom general election
58th Parliament
Stephen Timms
Labour
East Ham
Debbie Abrahams
Labour
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Shaun Bailey
Conservative
West Bromwich West
Siobhan Baillie
Conservative
Stroud
Neil Coyle
Labour
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Marsha de Cordova
Labour
Battersea
David Linden
Scottish National Party
Glasgow East
Nigel Mills
Conservative
Amber Valley

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