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Farage Stance on Benefit Cap ‘Just Basic Racism’, Says Swinney
The First Minister criticized Reform UK’s proposal to lift the child benefit cap only for UK-born parents, highlighting Scotland’s falling child poverty due to targeted payments.
- On Thursday, Scotland's First Minister John Swinney said Nigel Farage's stance amounted to basic racism, accusing him of competing with the Conservative Party to be the nastiest of all parties.
- At a press conference on Wednesday, Mr Farage said Reform UK would vote against Government proposals to lift the two-child cap, which requires both parents to be UK-born and working full time to lift.
- Claiming the plan is 'colour blind,' Lord Offord argued on Thursday it prioritises British nationals who have paid into the system and supports disadvantaged communities.
- The UK Government's scrapping of the cap freed £10 million this financial year for Scotland, with £5.5 million to the Scottish Welfare Fund and the rest to three anti-poverty charities.
- Against this backdrop, the Scottish Child Payment has reduced child poverty in Scotland, with the Scottish Government opposing the cap and Chancellor Rachel Reeves announcing its end last year.
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Farage stance on benefit cap ‘just basic racism’, says Swinney
The Reform UK leader said the benefit cap being lifted should only apply to British-born families.
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