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Labour pressed to end two-child benefit cap with 1.6m youngsters affected

Campaigners say figure is shameful and that Tory policy is single biggest driver of child poverty

The Guardian - UK

Pressure ramps up on Labour to ditch ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap as 1.6 million children impacted

Some 592,000 children were affected by the policy in 2019, and the figure has increased by 100,000 in the past year

The Independent UK

Gordon Brown sparks anger from SNP with General Election intervention

GORDON Brown has been slammed after an intervention in the Scottish General Election campaign ...

The National (Scotland)

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DWP benefit cap: what is it and is it changing?

Some benefits will increase in April, but what does that mean for those impacted by the benefit cap?

Evening Standard

‘School staff seeing more students who do not have enough dinner money’

It comes as one headteacher said child poverty is the worst she has seen it during her 25 years in the role.

The Independent UK

‘Families could lose financial lifeline unless more benefits help given’

Hundreds of claimants have not claimed Universal Credit at all and had their current benefit payments terminated, a charity said.

The Independent UK

Children’s charity urges scrapping of benefit cap on ‘unhappy’ 10th anniversary

The policy was introduced in 2013 under the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition to end the days of ‘blank cheque benefits’.

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Sending child to state secondary school costs UK families £39 a week, study says

Low-income families in England face highest costs compared with Scotland and Wales due to fewer benefits

The Guardian - UK

More than 80% of families struggled to pay utility bills last year, study shows

Report reveals 'suffering and hardship' as families battle to meet children's basic needs during cost-of-living crisis

Daily Record

More than 1m children growing up in poverty under two-child benefits limit

Cumulative impact of limit means it could eventually affect about 3m children in UK, study finds

The Guardian - UK

One in four Scottish children in poverty – but UK-wide it's even worse, data shows

ONE in four Scottish children is living in poverty – and two-thirds of those are in a household with someone who is in paid employment, according…

The National (Scotland)

Raising the kids: Can Britain afford the increasing costs of parenthood?

The cost-of-living crisis is exacerbating Britain’s falling birth rate, which bodes ill for the future

Evening Standard

Four million children now live in households on universal credit

Feed the Future:The Independent is calling on the government to provide free school meals to more children in need

The Independent UK

Parents in full-time work unable to reach ‘acceptable’ living standard, study finds

Benefits must rise with inflation, say campaigners as families’ financial struggles revealed

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Raising benefits in line with wages ‘would push 200,000 children into poverty’

Campaigners have warned ministers ‘U-turning on children’s futures cannot be an option’.

Glasgow Live

DWP shares benefit cap will cut Brits benefits by £65 a week

Benefits are due to rise around 10 per cent next April - but a cap that already impacts more than 100,000 people hasn't risen for six years.

Daily Record

Charity warns 120,000 households on benefit cap will not see payments increase with annual uprating next April

CPAG is urging Prime Minister Liz Truss to scrap the ‘truly catastrophic’ benefit cap.

Daily Mirror

DWP benefit cap set to cut £65 a WEEK from poor in 'cruel and catastrophic' move

Benefits are due to rise around 10% next April - but a cap that already hits more than 100,000 people hasn't risen for six years. That means they might not see an extra penny

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Wales Online

PM urged to scrap 'truly catastrophic' benefit cap

Child poverty campaigners in new appeal

The Guardian - UK

UK firms fear CO₂ shortages; agricultural inflation soars; US jobless claims drop – as it happened

Pubs and farms concerned about supplies as CF Fertilisers UK prepares to pause ammonia and carbon dioxide production due to high natural gas prices

The Independent UK

Ministers warned families will ‘fall through ice’ this winter without extra help

Charity calls for a cost-of-living support boost worth at least £1,500 for families with children.

Daily Record

Renfrewshire children could be pushed into poverty this winter due to cost-of-living

Families who are just managing could find themselves struggling by the end of this year

Wales Online

The young Welsh entrepreneur who loans prom outfits for free to children who can't afford to attend

Ally Elouise, 27, set up her social enterprise Prom Ally from her university accommodation seven years ago

Daily Record

DWP ‘broken’ benefit cap could see 35,000 more families miss out on extra money next April

If the benefit cap was uprated with inflation, awards would be £3,670 higher than they are now.

The National (Scotland)

Damning report shows 'reckless' two-child limit must be scrapped, says MP

THE Tories are continuing to ignore the harm caused by the two-child limit, the SNP’s shadow chancellor has said, after a fresh report proved the…

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