US EditionSNP Government Sets Date for Two-Child Benefit Cap to Be Scrapped in Scotland
- The Scottish Government has revealed that it will counteract the two-child benefit cap in Scotland starting March 2, 2026, with the application process beginning on that date.
- The cap, introduced by the previous UK Conservative Government in April 2017, limits means-tested benefits to a family’s first two children born after that date and has increasingly affected more children.
- Under the SNP mitigation scheme, affected families will receive payments approaching £3,500 per child, and this benefit delivery will be the fastest ever in Scotland.
- Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville highlighted that ending the two-child benefit cap in Scotland next year is expected to reduce relative child poverty by approximately 20,000, stressing that Scotland needed to take action independently of the UK Government.
- This policy reflects Scotland’s ongoing investment of £1.5 billion annually on welfare to reduce child poverty, but calls continue for the UK Government to end the cap across the United Kingdom.
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Scottish Government sets date for end of two-child cap in Scotland
Ministers will mitigate the Westminster policy from March 2 – just weeks before the 2026 Holyrood election.
·London, United Kingdom
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