The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

The two-child benefit cap: what is it, does it work and how much would it cost to scrap it?

The policy drives poverty among larger families and is seen by critics as not working as originally envisaged, writes Phillip Inman

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2024

Zarah Sultana: I was the most abused MP – but Labour leadership did nothing

A SUSPENDED Labour MP has said she did not hear a word from leadership even after parliamentary authorities highlighted that she was the victim of…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 28, 2024

Fact check: Keir Starmer's SNP child poverty claim

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said at PMQs this week that since the SNP came to power in Holyrood, the number of children in poverty has increased…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 26, 2024

Anas Sarwar silent as Scottish Labour back two-child cap

ANAS Sarwar has remained silent after his MPs voted to keep the two-child benefit – despite calls for him to speak out.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 25, 2024

Soaring UK mortgage rates have pushed 320,000 adults into poverty, thinktank says

Institute for Fiscal Studies report says interests rate rises have inflicted differing levels of hardship

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024

Families affected by two-child benefit limit ‘more likely to skip meals’

Food Foundation survey finds 14% of households experienced food insecurity in June, with hunger more prevalent in larger families

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024

Labour will be pushed to axe two-child benefit cap, says John McDonnell

Former shadow chancellor claims rebellion a genuine point of conscience, not a coordinated attack on government

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024

Keir Starmer’s show of force sends message to his backbenchers

By removing whip from seven MPs, PM makes clear that he is not about to abandon his ruthless mode of operating

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024

Keir Starmer’s first prime minister’s questions: four things we learnt

If you want real, substantive answers to a question, prime minister’s questions is not the place to be. But if you want to see how politicians defend their positions and hold others to account, it is must-see politics.

The Conversation · Jul 24, 2024

My vote was a plea for Labour to tackle child poverty. Its response? To suspend me

Seven of us voted for a motion to end the two-child benefit cap – not as ‘gesture politics’, but to fight for a cause we believe in, says the MP John McDonnell

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024