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Scrapping Two-Child Benefit Cap Cost-Effective Way to Cut Poverty, Say Experts
- Reversing the two-child benefit cap would be a cost-effective approach to reducing child poverty, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies .
- The IFS estimates that fully lifting the cap would cost around £3.6 billion and benefit about 630,000 children.
- Tom Wernham from the IFS stated that reversing the cap is one of the best ways for the government to quickly reduce child poverty.
- A government spokesperson emphasized that every child deserves the best start in life, highlighting ongoing initiatives for children’s development.
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Scrapping two-child benefit cap cost-effective way to reduce poverty – IFS
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has faced increasing calls to lift the cap.
·Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Scrapping DWP two-child benefit limit in full 'would lift 630,000 kids out of poverty' - The Mirror
Keir Starmer is widely expected to abolish or water down the Tory-era two child benefit limit - blamed for trapping kids in poverty - as part of a child poverty review
·London, United Kingdom
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right0Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution73% Center
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