10,000 more children will fall into poverty if Labour keeps two-child benefit cap, analysis reveals
SOME 10,000 children have fallen into poverty due to Labour’s decision to keep the two-child benefit cap, new analysis reveals.
The Child Poverty Action Group said its research showed the widely condemned policy to be a key driver of child poverty, adding that it “must be abolished.”
Speaking ahead of Parliament reopening today, chief executive Alison Garnham said: “The clock is ticking while child poverty rises — and the two-child limit is the key driver of the increase.
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