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The Poorest Country In The World And 14 Others Facing Dire Hardship

The Poorest Country In The World And 14 Others Facing Dire Hardship. Explore the 2025 list of the poorest nations by GDP and GDP per capita. What factors impact their economy?

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Two-child benefit cap a ‘failed social experiment’ that had to go, PM says

Ditching the cap will cost about £3 billion by the end of this Parliament, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.

Evening Standard

Starmer calls two-child benefit cap a ‘failed social experiment’ that had to go

Scrapping the benefit cap will cost around £3 billion by the end of this Parliament, according to the OBR

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The two-child limit failed – all it did was increase poverty

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has taken decisive action in getting rid of the two-child limit – a policy that has held a totemic place in the UK for more than a decade. Since 2017, this policy has limited the means-tested support that families can receive from the state to the…

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To truly tackle child poverty, the UK needs to look again at migration policy

The UK government is expected to soon publish its ten-year child poverty strategy, designed to tackle the root causes of poverty for children.

The Conversation

Use cash freed up by end of two-child cap to cut income tax, Swinney urged

But the Scottish First Minster said he will instead use the £155 million to further act to reduce child poverty in Scotland.

Evening Standard

The two-child limit is abolished at last. Watch out for the narrative that will follow

The right is already in a frenzy about the migrant groups it thinks will benefit – and the budget contained other trade-offs, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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Six Figures Is The New Poor, The Benchmark That Lied To America

Now and then, you stumble upon a metric so obviously broken that it forces you to re-evaluate everything you thought you knew about how America works.

Benzinga

IFS responds to £150 cut to energy bills pledged in Rachel Reeves’ Budget – will it work?

Some climate campaigners have criticised the move by Rachel Reeves to cut green levies

The Independent UK

FM pledges more cash for tackling poverty after Reeves scraps two-child cap

First Minister John Swinney said money freed up by the Chancellor’s announcement would be used to help in the fight against child poverty.

The Independent UK

Labour MPs celebrate end of two-child benefit cap in Reeves’s budget

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Campaigners and Labour MPs hail Rachel Reeves’ decision to scrap two-child limit

Ditching the policy will result in an estimated reduction of child poverty by 450,000.

Evening Standard

What the budget could mean for you – experts react to the chancellor’s announcement

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has made some significant reforms in her latest budget. Notably, she has committed to easing living cost pressures with widespread energy bill support, higher taxes for the most expensive homes, and axing the two-child cap on certain benefits.

The Conversation

Swinney urged to increase spending on benefits as Chancellor lifts two-child cap

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the UK Government’s actions will lift thousands of Scottish children out of poverty.

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Reason

Is the Poverty Line Really $100,000?

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Huge cheers in Commons as two-child benefit cap scrapped

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Evening Standard

Two-child limit scrapped at cost of £3bn to cut child poverty by 450,000

The confirmation the cap will be scrapped was immediately welcomed by organisations which have long campaigned for it to go.

Evening Standard

SNP calls on Chancellor to ‘help, not hammer’ families in Budget

Rachel Reeves is expected to introduce tax hikes in her announcement.

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The Independent UK

Streeting gives major pre-Budget speech on child poverty fuelling further leadership speculation

The health secretary’s intervention came on the eve of Rachel Reeves’ make-or-break budget

Evening Standard

How many children in your London borough will benefit from Reeves axing two-child welfare cap? Check our interactive map

Newham, Tower Hamlets and Hackney set to be the London boroughs where most families benefit from lifting of two-child welfare cap

International Business Times

Obamacare Trump Plan Caps Subsidies at 700% of Poverty Line

White House Plan to Extend ACA Subsidies Meets Fierce GOP Resistance

International Business Times UK

Republicans Alarmed — Obamacare Trump Plan Caps Subsidies at 700% of Poverty Line

White House Plan to Extend ACA Subsidies Meets Fierce GOP Resistance

Evening Standard

Women more likely than men to be in poverty due to public debt, research finds

The study was commissioned by Aberlour Children’s Charity, One Parent Families Scotland, and Trussell.

International Business Times

Donna Beegle Relies on Her Experiences and Research to Encourage Support for the Underprivileged

As of 2024, the USA is home to 35.9 million people in poverty. In the midst of this reality, Beegle aims to educate people by reshaping narratives and breaking stereotypes.

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘A national disgrace’: Readers on energy poverty this winter

YOUR VIEWS: Our community agreed that rising energy bills, poor insulation, and inefficient housing are forcing many families into dangerously cold homes

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