Reeves to launch crackdown on benefit fraud alongside lifting two-child limit
Move aims to bring in extra 1.2bn of savings as government seeks to head off criticism over welfare spending
Rachel Reeves will launch a fresh crackdown on benefit fraud at the same time as lifting the two-child limit for universal credit at a cost of 3bn, as ministers seek to head off criticism over rising welfare spending in the budget.
The chancellor has made the decision to scrap the two-child limit in full, a move that will be welcomed by Labour MPs who have long highlighted its effect on increasing child poverty.
Freezing income tax thresholds for an extra two years to 2030, bringing more people into higher tax bands as wages rise.
Making salary sacrifice schemes less generous, including those for pension contributions.
A pay-per-mile scheme on electric cars to help fill the tax gap from petrol duty as more people opt for green vehicles.
Bringing in higher tax on the most expensive properties, including a surcharge on the highest-value houses. The surcharge will reportedly be targeted at homes worth more than 2m, after worries that a lower 1.5m threshold would hit too many in the south-east.
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