Written question WQ93587
- Asked by
- Delyth JewellPlaid
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 9 days
Question
What representations has the Welsh Government made to the new UK Government to scrap the two child benefit cap?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
I am keen to work closely with the new UK Government on our shared ambition of tackling poverty, including discussing the role of the benefit system at the DWP and Welsh Government Interministerial Group.
I welcome announcement of a new UK Government ministerial taskforce will explore how they can use all available levers across government, recognising the wide-ranging causes of child poverty.
Our own ambitious Child Poverty Strategy for Wales published earlier this year will be informing our discussions at a UK level.