George Osborne slammed as ‘disgusting’ over two-child benefit cap defence
There is now growing pressure on the Labour government to lift the cap ahead of the budget later this month.
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Government warned child benefit cap must be scrapped altogether or face rise in poverty
Gordon Brown has also called on the government to lift the cap and to fund it through taxes on online gambling.
Andy Burnham pleads with government to scrap two-child benefit cap
‘You will lift so many kids out of poverty, in London, Liverpool, in Manchester.’
The government must support older workers as the state pension age increases
With the next state pension age increase imminent, the government must act urgently to support those who struggle to make it to 67 and beyond. This entails getting four things right.
Rachel Reeves’ budget must reduce inequalities and increase spending capacity of the masses
This is how to secure sustained economic growth
Bridget Phillipson pushes the government to abolish two-child benefit cap in full
Phillipson is pushing for the cap to be lifted in full, the Guardian reports.
The government must ensure fair distribution of income
‘The average real wage of workers has hardly moved from the 2008 level whilst bosses never had it so good.’
Labour to lift two-child benefit cap in November budget
It comes amid growing pressure from MPs, party members and child poverty campaigners to lift the cap.
Bridget Phillipson tells Labour conference scrapping two-child benefit cap is ‘on the table’ and accepts evidence of harmful impact
Phillipson told a fringe meeting that child poverty is a ‘moral scar’
Lift two-child benefit cap to tackle poverty, ministers to recommend to Starmer
The recommendations from the child poverty taskforce are expected before the autumn budget on November 26, although it has been repeatedly delayed.