StatusOngoing
Opened10 Aug 2026
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Amend the Social Security Administration Act 1992 to remove the strict three-month backdating limit for Child Benefit claims.
Families shouldn’t lose essential Child Benefit due to lack of awareness, illness, or complex rules. Misleading media reporting about a “2 child cap” caused confusion and delayed claims even where children were legally eligible. It’s unjust that statutory support is paid from the application date, not the true eligibility date.
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1Miatta Fahnbulleh MP
Peckham2Neil Coyle MP
Bermondsey and Old Southwark3Sir Christopher Chope MP
Christchurch4Baggy Shanker MP
Derby South5Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire6Naushabah Khan MP
Gillingham and Rainham7Alistair Strathern MP
Hitchin8Mike Wood MP
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire9Mr Calvin Bailey MP
Leyton and Wanstead10Helen Grant MP
Maidstone and Malling