Currently, there is no cap on child benefit. £21.80 a week for your first child and £14.45 a week for any children after that. More than 80% of children are in families also eligible for means-tested child tax credit.
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Response rates from 2k DH voters.
49% Yes |
51% No |
33% Yes |
44% No |
8% Yes, but increase to three children |
5% No, as long as both parents are permanent residents of the UK |
5% Yes, and parents must be permanent residents of the UK in order to claim |
2% No, but replace with a Citizens Income |
2% Yes, but increase to five children |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 2k DH voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 2k DH voters.
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Unique answers from DH voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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Yes, but if the children beyond the first 2 children were conceived before receiving benefits, benefits can still be received for those children
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Child benefits shouldn't be capped at a number of children, as long as they are benefiting the child.
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Child benefit should be unlimited and restricted to married couples who have 3+ generations of ancestry in the UK.
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Circumstantial - if citizen , single parent working - should go to all kids. If both parents working same but smaller amount to help supplement income or if parent can not work Yes. If just not working for no reasons if they can work, no benefits should be given
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Yes, but counted by pregnancy. Thus you would get benefits for 3 children if there was a single child followed by twins.
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Yes but increase to 4 with those family incomes in the higher earning bracket disqualified as they should not be in need of Child Benefit
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No, but only allow to British citizens and favour work-class families over single parent households.
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If parents are on benefits yes , if they work no , that seems harsh but people who work usually pay rent / mortgage , benefits claimants get it all paid
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