US EditionTwo-Child Benefit Cap Has Been Devastating, Says Phillipson
A think tank estimates removing the cap would lift 470,000 children out of poverty, highlighting urgent calls to end a policy introduced by Conservatives.
- Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said there is real urgency to scrapping the two-child benefit cap amid speculation it could be lifted in the upcoming budget, pledging child poverty would be her top priority if elected Labour deputy leader after Angela Rayner’s resignation last month.
- The two-child limit was introduced by the Conservatives and restricts child tax credit and universal credit to two children, while campaigners say it pushes more than 100 children into poverty daily.
- The Resolution Foundation estimates axing the cap would cost an estimated £3 and would lift 470,000 children out of poverty, campaigners say.
- Ms Phillipson faces Lucy Powell, former Commons leader, in the Labour deputy leadership contest and said she would have tough conversations quietly to help Labour win the next election.
- Chancellor Rachel Reeves did not deny plans to lift the cap at the Labour party conference, and Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants to ditch it when conditions allow, suggesting change soon.
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Tory Reform defector Danny Kruger calls for two-child benefit cap to be scrapped
Tory and Reform MPs have put their names to a report that calls for an end to the two child benefit cap just days before the start of the Tories’ annual conference. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has criticised suggestions that the cap should be abolished, insisting she would reinstate it should she get into power. The report, produced by the centre-right think tank Bright Blue and shared exclusively with The i Paper, has a foreword by the fo…
Two-child benefit limit impact 'devastating' on kids and we'll 'sort it', Bridget Phillipson says - The Mirror
The Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, who is running to replace Angela Rayner as deputy leader, gave her clearest indication yet the policy will be scrapped
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perspectivemedia.comPhillipson says there is ‘real urgency’ to scrapping two-child benefit cap
Campaigners say it pulls more than 100 children across the UK into poverty every day.
Phillipson says there is ‘real urgency’ to scrapping two-child benefit cap - Rother Radio
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said there is “real urgency” to scrapping the two-child benefit cap amid speculation it could be lifted in the upcoming budget. The two-child limit was brought in by the Conservatives and restricts child tax credit and universal credit (UC) to the first two children in most households. Campaigners say it pulls more than 100 children across the UK into poverty every day. The Cabinet minister and Labour d…
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