Plaid Cymru urges Labour to scrap two-child benefit cap affecting 11% of Welsh youngsters
ONE in nine children in Wales are affected by the two-child benefit cap, Plaid Cymru said today as it urged Labour to scrap the cruel policy.
The party’s work and pensions spokesperson Ann Davies MP said more than 65,000 youngsters were being affected in Wales, adding that it was “deeply disappointing that Labour is deciding to continue with this regressive Tory policy.”
She warned of its devastating impact on children as she called on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to deliver on his promise for “change” by dropping the cap.
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