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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Heather Stewart and Rowena Mason

Charities step up pressure on Keir Starmer to scrap two-child benefit cap

Keir Starmer in parliament
No 10 has a child poverty taskforce working on an action plan due to be published this summer. Photograph: House of Commons/PA

Charities and a Labour-aligned pressure group are ramping up calls on Keir Starmer to scrap the two-child limit on benefits, as polling shows support for action on youth poverty remains high, and is equally solid among Labour voters tempted by Reform.

As discussions continue in government ahead of the forthcoming child poverty strategy, a survey commissioned by a coalition of charities suggests voters want to see families prioritised.

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