Families with more than two children experience a cap on their benefits, and we know that this is a key driver of poverty across the UK. Earlier this month, the Scottish government indicated it would take steps to mitigate the impact of this policy on families.
Barnardo’s has long said the cap is unfair and have called for it to end as an urgent first step in the UK government’s Child Poverty Strategy. We have been campaigning, alongside many others, for the two-child benefit cap to be lifted, and whilst we welcome the Scottish government’s announcement, we continue to urge the UK government to act urgently and end the two-child limit on benefits for all families across the UK.
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