Scrapping the cap?

Wake Up To Money

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4.1 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Sean hears from those who have called for the scrapping of the two-child benefit cap ahead of the budget.

After with yesterday's jobs data showing unemployment is on the rise, Sean speaks from one retailer who says automation and AI are threats to future workers.

And with six weeks to go until Christmas, we find out more about the must-have toys for Christmas this year.

Transcript

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts.
0:07.3	Hello, I'm Kimberly Wilson. I'm a psychologist, and in my new podcast, Complex, I'll be your guide
0:14.4	through all the information and misinformation that's out there about mental health.
0:19.0	I'm joined by expert guests covering topics
0:21.8	from people pleasing to perfectionism,
0:24.2	burnout to empathy,
0:25.9	to find tangible advice
0:27.3	so we can understand ourselves a little better.
0:30.5	Complex with me, Kimberly Wilson.
0:33.0	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:36.7	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:41.4	Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live.
0:44.8	Hello, welcome.
0:46.1	It is Wake Up to Money.
0:47.5	We got that jobs data in the end.
0:49.4	Unemployment on the rise up to 5%.
0:52.4	We're going to hear from one retailer who says automation and AI are threats to future workers.
0:58.5	We're going to speak more about that two child benefits cap as well.
1:04.0	We're going to hear from some of those who've called on the chancellor to scrap it.
1:07.1	Explain exactly what it is all about as well.
1:09.6	And with six weeks to go till Christmas,
1:11.4	you might be hearing from your kids about some of these.
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