kickstart · legalise growth
kickstart.

the child
benefit
cliff edge.

Earn £1 over £60,000 and child benefit starts disappearing — fully gone by £80,000. The taper is too steep and hits too hard, too fast.

the fix: extend the taper to £100,000

child benefit kept — current vs. proposed*

keeps more under proposal 100% 50% 0% benefit kept £60,000 £80,000 £100,000 fully gone current: withdrawn by £80,000 proposed: withdrawn by £100,000