Category: Child benefits

Two-child benefit cap is cementing regional poverty, Starmer told

North-west and West Midlands worst hit, says thinktank, and in some areas half of children live below breadlineKeir Starmer has been warned that the two-child benefit cap has contributed to a widening gulf in regional poverty,...

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Labour suspensions and the Tory leadership race – Politics Weekly UK

Keir Starmer has suspended seven of his MPs who rebelled against the whip to scrap the two-child benefit cap. So why won’t Labour scrap the controversial limit, and what does this first test of Starmer’s leadership...

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Rachel Reeves must overhaul ‘perverse’ carer’s allowance rule, Martin Lewis says

Consumer expert writes to chancellor outlining four changes to help remedy financial injusticesRachel Reeves must overhaul the allowance that has resulted in thousands of unpaid carers being saddled with life-changing debt, and...

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Pressure grows on Keir Starmer to scrap two-child benefit cap

One backbench Labour MP calls policy ‘heinous’ as more than dozen thought to support king’s speech amendmentKeir Starmer has come under further pressure to scrap the two-child benefit limit after another of his...

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UK politics: minister cites ‘strict spending controls’ amid calls to scrap two-child benefit cap – as it happened

Environment secretary Steve Reed says Labour must ‘stabilise the economy after 14 years of Conservative chaos’On water bills, consumer council for Water chief executive Mike Keil has said:Millions of people will feel...

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Minister warns of ‘stain on society’ as figures show 1.6m children affected by two-child benefit cap – UK politics live

Labour under pressure to act on child poverty as aid group warns two-child benefit policy is causing ‘deep suffering and deprivation’On water bills, consumer council for Water chief executive Mike Keil has...

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Next government urged to wake up to UK’s ‘shocking’ levels of child poverty

Charities call for law within first 100 days after general election to ensure annual rises in the financial help parents receiveThe next government should pass a new law within 100 days of winning the general election that would...

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