Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer seeks to abolish the child benefit cap, claiming it contributes to child poverty.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer expressed his desire to scrap the child benefit cap, which restricts Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit to the first two children in most households. However, he admitted his party doesn't currently have the resources to do so. Critics argue that the cap exacerbates child poverty, with the number of children in poverty in the UK reaching a record high of 4.33 million.
May 24, 2024
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