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’
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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.
The health in pregnancy grant worked. November’s budget should restore it.
The government’s plan for change is clear in its determination to give every child the best start in life. Restoring the health in pregnancy grant would be a relatively low-cost, proven mechanism to do this.
Why the reshuffle alone won’t change the government’s fortunes
“For better electoral fortunes, the government needs to junk neoliberal policies, never-ending austerity; directly invest in infrastructure and redistribute income and wealth.”
Disability rights campaigners demand disabled people be central to welfare reform
“The absence of disabled voices in the design of welfare systems results in processes that are degrading, overly bureaucratic, and often unfit for purpose—sometimes even life-threatening.”
How Labour MPs have responded to Keir Starmer removing the whip from four MPs
“The Prime Minister should be listening to these voices, not punishing them”
Unions welcome plans to roll out family hubs across England
“Brilliant news.”
The welfare bill still threatens even deeper cuts and is morally indefensible
‘This creates a two-tier welfare state: those lucky enough to qualify before the changes will receive support to live, though not necessarily with dignity’
Corporate vs human welfare: The story of Drax
There is no means-testing for corporate welfare payments.
Charities urge MPs not to be swayed by government’s welfare bill concessions
‘If current protections are right for disabled people now, why are they not right for disabled people in the future?’