We built a cruel system to fight an imaginary enemy
The two-child benefit limit punished working families to fight welfare fraud that barely exists.
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The two-child benefit cap was a scar on the country’s soul
By abolishing the cap, Rachel Reeves will lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty
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Unlike the rest of the UK, Scottish child poverty rates are falling
Latest figures reveal lowest child poverty levels in decades, posing more difficult questions for Labour ahead of the Autumn Budget.
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We need a social tariff to avoid a winter emergency every year
UK homes are some of the hardest hit by fuel poverty
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We must scrap the two-child limit
If the government does not change course, it risks increasing hardship and forcing more families to food banks.
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Labour’s historic opportunity
The two child benefit cap prevents swift results on child poverty.
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Why is Birmingham leading Britain’s child poverty spiral?
The UK’s forgotten second city is at the apex of a worrying trend.
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The UK has shown the way in tackling the challenge of child poverty
How social outcomes partnerships can help to alleviate this crisis.
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