The “two-child” benefit cap from the Department for Work and Pensions could lead to low-income families losing out on almost £2,000 a year, new research has found.

Non-profit organisation the Women’s Budget Group (WBG) released research that found a clampdown on the benefits system means that sole parents are losing out on an average of £6,992 annually, severely impacting recipients of Universal Credit.

The group’s research analyses the impact of benefit cuts since 2010 and forecasts to…