The two-child benefit cap affects more than 1.5 million children in the UK.
But there are rumours it’s about to be scrapped in the chancellor’s second budget.
It’s estimated this could lift 350,000 children out of poverty immediately.
But some point to an unsustainable welfare bill as the government grapples with a £20 billion gap in public finances.
Families like these wonder if they’ll be the ones to pay.
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