US EditionPlan to scrap two-child benefit cap ‘dead’ after welfare retreat
- Labour has decided to maintain the two-child limit on means-tested benefits that was introduced in April 2017, despite calls from some party members to remove the restriction.
- Plans to remove the cap are now considered dead after Labour’s £5 billion welfare U-turn and internal party divisions.
- The cap affects around 450,000 families and costs struggling households an average of £4,300 each per year, according to official figures.
- A No 10 source said the plan is "now dead in the water," while a Treasury source warned MPs there must be trade-offs for not approving welfare reforms.
- This decision delays £5 billion in welfare savings, increases pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves before the autumn Budget, and risks unrest among Labour backbenchers.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?
26 Articles
26 Articles
All
Left
7
Center
7
Right
4
Axing two-child benefit limit still on table but 'harder' after welfare U-turn, minister says - The Mirror
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson insisted the Government will 'continue to look at every lever to lift children out of poverty' after reports plans to scrap two child limit 'dead'
·London, United Kingdom
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources26
Leaning Left7Leaning Right4Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Left, 39% Center
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources lean Left, 39% of the sources are Center
39% Center
L 39%
C 39%
R 22%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
