Minister Admits UK 'Cannot Carry on' with Current Poverty Levels for Large Families Amid Calls to Scrap Two Child Benefit Cap

Minister admits UK 'cannot carry on' with current poverty levels for large families amid calls to scrap two child benefit cap

Torsten Bell vowed to reduce child poverty, saying the UK can't carry on with a huge percentages of large families being in poverty.

Call for UK Action to Lift Families Out of Poverty

The SNP is calling on Sir Keir Starmer to follow Scotland’s lead in tackling child poverty. New research shows that almost two million families across the UK could be lifted out of hardship if key Scottish policies were introduced nationwide. The call comes ahead of the UK government’s spending review this week. Analysis by the House of Commons Library reveals that matching the Scottish Child Payment, scrapping the two child benefit cap, and end…