Labour Should Scrap Two-child Benefit Cap Sooner Rather Than Later

16th July 2024

Larry Elliot writing in the Guardian - Families cannot afford to wait until UK government says there is money to spare to make such a decision.

The first real test of Labour's hardline approach to public spending has surfaced within a week of the party taking office - and it is a big one.

The issue is child poverty and in particular the two-child benefit limit introduced by the Conservatives in April 2017. This prevents households from claiming universal credit or child tax credit for a third or any subsequent child born after this date.

For good reason, the two-child limit is loathed by many Labour MPs because while having no impact on the number of children families have, it has had the predictable result of increasing poverty.

Read the full article HERE

Almost Two-in-five Large Families Are Now Affected By The Two-child Limit - And The Majority Are Set To Fall Into Poverty When The Policy Is Fully Rolled Out