Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that changes to the benefit cap are compatible with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The Government carefully considered the impact of the reduced benefit cap on children as part of the policy making process.

A wide range of help and support has been put in place to assist parents, including budgeting and employment support and support with child care. Discretionary Housing Payments are also available to assist those affected by the measure. The Government has allocated a total of £870m for DHP payments for five years from 2016/17.