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Quick clarity on Child Benefit vs the Two-Child Cap (often confused in the news):

Child Benefit: still claimable for any number of children. If the higher earner’s income is above £60,000 (2024/25), the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) starts to claw it back via the tax return and tapers out as income rises.

Fairness wrinkle: a single earner at £110k can lose all Child Benefit, while two partners on £55k each keep it - same household income, different outcome.

Two-Child Cap: applies to the child element of Universal Credit, not to Child Benefit. Political debate continues about whether to remove the cap; this is separate from Child Benefit for working families.

Bottom line right now: no current proposals to change how Child Benefit for working families operates; today’s headlines are about Universal Credit’s two-child limit.

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General information only. This isn’t personal tax advice.