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Labour minister blames 'economic circumstances' for failure to scrap two-child cap

A LABOUR minister has blamed economic circumstances for the UK Government's refusal to abolish the two-child benefit cap.

The National (Scotland)

I research poverty in the UK – the two-child benefit limit is causing real and lasting harm

The first king’s speech of the new Labour government set out a wide-ranging legislative programme. There was lots to welcome, such as a new deal for workers and a child wellbeing bill. But there were also some very notable absences.

The Conversation

SNP gain cross-party support in bid to axe Labour's two-child benefit cap

THE SNP have gained cross-party support in their bid to heap pressure on Labour by forcing a vote on the two-child benefit cap.

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‘It’s put so many families in poverty’: people on the impact of the two-child benefit cap

As Labour backbenchers call for Keir Starmer to scrap the cap, families reveal their struggles as a result of the two-child limit

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer aims to avoid backbench rebellion with child poverty taskforce

PM’s speech failed to specify measures to tackle issue, angering MPs calling to scrap the two-child benefit cap

The Guardian - UK

With this king’s speech, Starmer has staked everything on the long game. But politics has a habit of moving fast

The NHS, child poverty, defence: Labour is selling itself on its ability to get some big things done, says Guardian associate editor Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

The homeless families refused housing help by under-pressure councils

Special report: Homeless families talk to Holly Bancroft about fighting landlords and councils for a place to live as new legislation tackling housing issues and child poverty is announced by the Labour government

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Experts dismiss Labour's claim that two-child cap harms are 'open to debate'

EXPERTS have dismissed a Labour Cabinet Secretary’s claim that it is “open to debate” whether the two-child cap on benefits causes harm ...

The National (Scotland)

“I'm very, very, very, very competitive... and I've got unfinished business.” Travis' Fran Healy talks poverty, celebrity, car-jacking, insecurity, Radiohead, Coldplay, and why it's no sin to want to teach the world to sing

Travis frontman Fran Healy on growing up poor, finding fame, superstar friends and the perils of living in Los Angeles

Louder

'Still time for Keir Starmer to see sense' and scrap two-child cap, say SNP

THE SNP have said there is “still time for Keir Starmer to see sense” and axe the two-child benefit cap ahead of the King’s Speech ...

The National (Scotland)

What ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ can tell us about JD Vance and his right-wing beliefs

America’s potential future vice president topped bestseller lists with his 2016 memoir, a tale of multi-generational, cyclical poverty in Appalachia. Nick Hilton looks back on what the politician argued in the book, from his criticisms of welfare to his belief that the working classes ‘spend our way into the poorhouse’

The Independent UK

Hillbilly Elegy: The contentious film based on the life of Trump’s running mate JD Vance is on Netflix now

Movie divided critics and viewers with its portrayal of poverty

The Independent UK

Labour will not change two-child cap with King's Speech, Angela Rayner says

LABOUR will not remove the two-child benefit cap in the King’s Speech, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has said ...

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer government digs in as it faces Labour revolt over two-child benefit limit

Labour MP Kim Johnson is ready to table an amendment to the King’s Speech to ditch the restriction

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Baltimore officials sue to block 'baby bonus' initiative that would give new parents $1,000

Baltimore’s mayor and city council are trying to stop a proposed ballot measure that would give all new parents a $1,000 “baby bonus” meant to help reduce childhood poverty from birth

Capital & Main

California Learned During the Pandemic How to Rapidly Cut Poverty, But It Was a Temporary Fix

With the end of direct cash payments, poverty levels are moving up.

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Parents share the devastating impact of two-child benefit cap, as 1.6m children now affected

Campaigners urge the new government to scrap the controversial policy

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Labour urged to end 'shameful' two-child cap in King's Speech

LABOUR have been handed an ultimatum by the SNP if they do not include plans to drop the “shameful” two-child cap in the King’s Speech this…

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The Guardian - UK

Labour should scrap two-child benefit cap sooner rather than later

Families cannot afford to wait until UK government says there is money to spare to make such a decision

Latin Times

Close to half of all Florida households struggle to make ends meet, report shows

Latinos are the minority with the biggest number of households below the poverty line

The Independent UK

Food bank launches campaign to end subsidised ‘fine dining’ for MPs

The ‘No Food in The House’ campaign aims to raise awareness for food poverty and insecurity across the country

The Guardian - UK

Labour has power at last. Will it use it to scrap the inhumane two-child benefit cap?

Shoes too small, not enough food to go around: children I work with are suffering the effects of this catastrophic policy, says Ruth Patrick, professor of social policy at the University of York

The National (Scotland)

Number of Scottish families impacted by two-child benefit cap rises to 26,000

POVERTY campaigners have demanded the UK Government urgently scraps the two-child benefit cap after figures revealed 26,000 families were impacted…

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer faces first Commons revolt as PM over two child benefit cap opposed by many Labour MPs

Ex-shadow chancellor John McDonnell says he may seek to amend the Budget to scrap this welfare restriction

The Guardian - UK

Labour pressed to end two-child benefit cap with 1.6m youngsters affected

Campaigners say figure is shameful and that Tory policy is single biggest driver of child poverty

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