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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Craig Meighan

Two-child cap not the only lever we have to tackle poverty, says Rayner

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner visited Scotland on Thursday (Andy Buchanan/PA) - (PA Wire)

There are more levers which could be used to tackle child poverty than scrapping the two-child benefit cap, the Deputy Prime Minister has said as the Scottish Government seeks to mitigate it.

During a visit to Scotland, Angela Rayner hit out at the Scottish Government’s plans to counter the policy, which only allows certain benefits to be claimed for up to two children.

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