Farage says we want to make it easier to have children by changing taxes and benefits. In a central London speech, the Reform UK leader laid out bold proposals to ease financial pressure on families.
He confirmed his party would scrap the two-child benefit cap and expand tax breaks for married couples. Farage said the aim was not to promote a “benefits culture,” but to support lower-income workers.
He also promised to reverse cuts that removed winter fuel payments from 10 million pensioners. Farage said the changes would be funded through deep cuts elsewhere, including ending net-zero targets and asylum hotel use.
Labour’s Ellie Reeves dismissed the pledges as “fantasy promises.” She said they echoed the same approach that crashed the economy under Liz Truss.
Farage says we want to make it easier to have children by lifting the financial burden for working-class families. He proposed increasing the income tax threshold to £20,000. One partner in a marriage could earn up to £25,000 tax-free under Reform’s plan.
Farage admitted the policies are expensive but claimed they were affordable. He said his government would eliminate diversity programs, slash public sector quangos, and cancel green spending to fund reforms.
The two-child benefit cap currently restricts support for most third children born after April 2017. Farage said removing the cap would cost around £3.5 billion but would help struggling families.
He said these steps alone are not enough. Farage added his party wants to go “much further” to support families and improve child outcomes. He argued married households offer children the best chance of success.
Currently, some married couples can save £252 annually by transferring personal allowance. Reform wants to boost this by exempting one spouse from tax on their first £25,000.
Farage says we want to make it easier to have children while also backing older citizens. He said the party will address the triple lock pension policy before the next election.
Economist Stuart Adam from the IFS said raising tax thresholds could cost up to £80 billion annually. He warned that the party had not clearly shown how it would fund these pledges.
Farage also criticised 24-week abortion limits, calling them “utterly ludicrous,” though he confirmed he is pro-choice.
He attacked both Labour and the Conservatives throughout the speech, claiming Reform is now the “party of the working people.”
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