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Election 2017 manifesto

04 May 2017
Today, children are already twice as likely to be poor as pensioners. According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, child poverty is set to soar to 5.1 million children by 2022 – a 42 per cent rise over ten years.
Benefit cap Briefing Child poverty legislation Child poverty strategies Childcare Children’s benefits Costs and spending Ending child poverty Free school meals Sanctions and conditionality Tax credits Two child limit UK Universal credit Welfare reform
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Two-child limit - 200,000 more children in poverty

03 April 2017
New cuts limiting universal credit to the first two children in a family – starting Thursday April 6th - will push another 200,000 children below the official poverty line, new analysis by CPAG and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) shows. 
Briefing Children’s benefits Costs and spending In-work benefits Tax credits Two child limit UK Universal credit Welfare reform
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Social security changes - April 2017

22 March 2017
In April 2017, many social security changes come into force that affect children and young people. We outline their impact.
Benefit cap Benefit delivery Briefing Children’s benefits Costs and spending Disability benefits ESA Housing benefit Housing costs for 18-21 year olds In-work benefits Jobseeker's allowance Sanctions and conditionality Tax credits Two child limit UK Universal credit Welfare reform
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Consultation on exceptions to the two-child limit: CPAG's response

09 December 2016
CPAG has responded to the government's consultation on exceptions to the two child limit for payments of tax credits and universal credit. CPAG is opposed to the policy in its entirety, because it will deny children their entitlement to the support needed to provide a decent standard of living, and is expected to increase child poverty.
Briefing Children’s benefits Costs and spending Tax credits Two child limit UK Universal credit Welfare reform
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Uprating and the value of children’s benefits: Policy note December 2014

01 December 2014
This policy note considers the effect that uprating decisions have had on the real value of children’s benefits over the course of this parliament.
Briefing Children’s benefits Costs and spending Tax credits UK
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Corrections and clarifications briefing on Iain Duncan Smith's Today Programme interview on child poverty

16 April 2014
On March 26th 2014, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith, was interviewed by Evan Davis on the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4.
Briefing Carers Child poverty legislation Child poverty statistics Children’s benefits Costs and spending Disability benefits Ending child poverty Tax credits UK
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Parliamentary briefing on 'welfare cap' and Charter for Budgetary Responsibility

25 March 2014
At the Budget in March 2014, the government announced it would be amending the Charter for Budgetary Responsibility to implement a new 'welfare cap' policy.
Briefing Carers Child poverty statistics Children’s benefits Costs and spending Disability benefits Ending child poverty Tax credits UK
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CPAG Briefing on Welfare Benefits Uprating Bill (HoC Second Reading, 8 Jan 2013)

07 January 2013
The Welfare Benefits Uprating Bill has its Commons Second Reading on 8 January 2013. This CPAG briefing covers our key concerns.
Benefit levels Briefing Children’s benefits Costs and spending In-work benefits Tax credits UK
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Emergency Budget: CPAG's letter to the Chancellor

03 February 2012
CPAG has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne, in the run-up to the Emergency Budget on 22 June 2010.
Briefing Child poverty legislation Children’s benefits Costs and spending Ending child poverty Tax credits UK Welfare reform