US EditionRayner does not confirm if two-child benefit cap to be abolished
- Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner declined to confirm if the two-child benefit cap will be abolished in the near future.
- The cap, which limits means-tested benefits for children born after April 2017, faces pressure after reports that Sir Keir Starmer supports its removal with a £3.5bn cost.
- A leaked memo urged reclaiming child benefits from wealthier families, while the government’s delayed child poverty strategy is expected this autumn.
- Rayner said ministers are ‘looking at child poverty’ but will only make ‘decisions we can afford,’ with Starmer planning policy changes for the autumn Budget.
- Disagreements persist, as Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called lifting the cap unaffordable and Farage pledged to repeal it if in power.
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Labour should have scrapped two child cap on day one in office, Swinney says
While reports at the weekend suggested the UK Government is considering scrapping the cap, John Swinney said the devolved Scottish Government was "taking the steps" to mitigate it north of the border
Keir Starmer under pressure as senior Labour MP demands two-child benefit limit be scrapped - The Mirror
Labour's Stella Creasy, who has been an MP for 15 years, called on the PM to scrap the two-child benefit policy as it would take '350,000 children out of poverty overnight'
Keir Starmer's benefits U-turn to blow £5bn hole in Reeves's Budget
Sir Keir Starmer has been warned he risks creating a £5billion hole in the public finances as he considers U-turning on benefit cuts following backbench pressure. The Prime Minister is set to cost the Treasury up to £1.5billion by restoring Winter Fuel Payments for most pensioners, while potentially losing a further £3.5billion if the two-child benefit cap is scrapped.The potential reversals come as Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares for her autu…
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Denver GazetteBritain's Rayner leaves door open on benefit reform as Farage ups pressure
U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner left the door open on whether the government will lift the two-child benefit cap even as Nigel Farage’s Reform U.K. seeks to outflank the ruling Labour Party in bringing down the cost of living.
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