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ANALYSIS - DAVID WILLIAMSON: Keir Starmer axed the two-child benefit cap as he fights to stop MPs ousting him - but Reform will blast the PM for cash splurge

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The change will come into force today and applies to new claimants.

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The payment has gone from £423 to £217 a month for new claimants.

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The DWP is handing an extra £295 to 4 million households from Monday, April 6.

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The two-child benefit cap is being axed from Monday, April 6 with an extra £3,500 per household per child.

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The Department for Work and Pensions confirmed it is making changes to a planned date

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April 6 marks the increase of Universal Credit and the removal of the two-child benefit cap, expecting to lift 450,000 children out of poverty.

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Claimants who receive a migration notice by the DWP must apply for Universal Credit within the deadline or risk losing payments.

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Some people need to make a new claim or change an existing one or risk missing out on the additional money, potentially permanently

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In some areas of the country, nearly half of the residents are claiming state support.

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