Government told to scrap two-child Child Benefit cap by charities
- Charities urge the government to scrap the two-child benefit limit.
- The limit, applied across the UK since 2017, features in the new child poverty plan.
- Leading groups including Barnardo’s and Save the Children warned against keeping this restriction.
- In a letter, they called scrapping it "most cost-effective," citing potential poverty increases from 4.5 million children.
- Not removing the cap could leave child poverty at its highest level since records began.
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Labour's latest response to a vicious DWP policy is borderline sinister
Charities such as Save the Children UK and Citizens Advice have warned that child poverty will rise to the highest level since records began unless Labour scrap the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) two child benefit cap. Labour’s response? Shocking. Labour: impoverishing children is a “matter of fairness” In a letter to the prime minister, they refer to analysis from Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) that shows the DWP two child benefit ca…

Government told to scrap two-child Child Benefit cap by charities
Charities say scrapping the two-child limit on Child Benefit is "by far the most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty"
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