Scrapping two-child benefit limit ‘would still leave 100,000 young Britons in poverty’
Impact of abolishing policy would be dented unless overall cap is reformed, figures show
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‘Will the kids eat or not?’ In Keir Starmer’s constituency, families struggle with poverty
Alongside prosperity in Holborn and St Pancras are thousands of households for whom lifting the two-child benefit cap could mean an end to hunger
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Experts dismiss Labour's claim that two-child cap harms are 'open to debate'
EXPERTS have dismissed a Labour Cabinet Secretary’s claim that it is “open to debate” whether the two-child cap on benefits causes harm ...
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Parents in full-time work unable to reach ‘acceptable’ living standard, study finds
Benefits must rise with inflation, say campaigners as families’ financial struggles revealed
The Independent UK ·
Raising benefits in line with wages ‘would push 200,000 children into poverty’
Campaigners have warned ministers ‘U-turning on children’s futures cannot be an option’.
The Independent UK ·
PM urged to scrap ‘truly catastrophic’ benefit cap
Households whose benefits are capped will be left on average £65 a week worse off from April than they would be without a cap, campaigners said.
The Independent UK ·
Cost of living: More than 120,000 of Britain’s poorest families set to miss out on help due to benefits cap
IFS deputy director urges ministers to increase benefit cap and warns families could be ‘trapped’
The Independent UK ·
Ministers have ‘buried their heads in the sand’ over the cost-of-living crisis
Groups have criticised the Government for failing to use the Queen’s Speech to deal with the cost-of-living crisis.
The Independent UK ·
Number of people in poverty fell during first year of pandemic
Incomes for poorer families rose in 2020/21 thanks to state support, but experts say the Universal Credit cut makes their prospects ‘much bleaker’.
The Independent UK ·
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