Over 1.6m children hit by two-child benefit cap as Labour urged to scrap ‘brutal’ policy
New figures, as campaignists increase the calls to scrape the controversial measure, two children showed that more than 1.66 million children live in households affected by the benefit limit.
The new data brings the total number of children affected by the CAP to 300,000 since the worker came to power a year ago.
There are approximately 470,000 households due to the demonstration of the Ministry of Labor and Pension (DWP) demonstration of approximately 470,000 households and approximately 1.7 million children.
The government has encountered intense pressure from campaigns, charities and opposition parties on the precaution that experts say it was the driving force of child poverty in the UK.
The ministers resisted calls to scrape the Tory period policy so far, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that it could only be done when financial conditions allow. Shortly after Labour’s landslide victory last July, seven of the party deputies were suspended for voting with SNP to scrape the cover.
The speculation increased that the government could explain the end of the measure in autumn due to the release of the delayed child poverty strategy. Educational Secretary Bridget Phillipson said that at the beginning of this month, such a movement was “not from the table ve and added that the ministers“ look at every arm ”to reduce child poverty.
The benefit limit with two children prevents parents from demanding universal credit or tax loans for their third children. It was introduced by the conservatives and entered into force in April 2017. Applies only to children born after 6 April 2017.
Children’s Poverty Action Group (CPAG), analysis, if the policy is scrapped 400,000 children will be removed from poverty, 109 children will be drawn to poverty every day, he said.
Alison Garnham, General Manager of philanthropy, said: “The government’s moral mission to combat child poverty will make our country a better, stronger place, but it is not just words, not just words
“The best start to all children in life is until the government seized this brutal policy – and it will be impossible to wait for the help of the election families desperately.”
Liberal democratic work and retirement spokesman Steve Darling deputy said: “Numerous children are forced to grow unnecessarily as long as this cover is in place. These figures should focus on the minds within the government to scrape this policy and to remove thousands of people from poverty.
“The government needs to announce that they will scrape this cover, as it is the most effective way to remove children from poverty and give them the best chance to succeed in life.”
A government spokesman said that they are committed to all children to make the best possible start of life ”.
“Child poverty mission force will publish an ambitious strategy to enable us to offer full -financing measures that deals with the structural and root causes of child poverty in the future.”
