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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.
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.