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IFS responds to £150 cut to energy bills pledged in Rachel Reeves’ Budget – will it work?

Some climate campaigners have criticised the move by Rachel Reeves to cut green levies

The Independent UK

FM pledges more cash for tackling poverty after Reeves scraps two-child cap

First Minister John Swinney said money freed up by the Chancellor’s announcement would be used to help in the fight against child poverty.

The Independent UK

Labour MPs celebrate end of two-child benefit cap in Reeves’s budget

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Campaigners and Labour MPs hail Rachel Reeves’ decision to scrap two-child limit

Ditching the policy will result in an estimated reduction of child poverty by 450,000.

Evening Standard

What the budget could mean for you – experts react to the chancellor’s announcement

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has made some significant reforms in her latest budget. Notably, she has committed to easing living cost pressures with widespread energy bill support, higher taxes for the most expensive homes, and axing the two-child cap on certain benefits.

The Conversation

Swinney urged to increase spending on benefits as Chancellor lifts two-child cap

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the UK Government’s actions will lift thousands of Scottish children out of poverty.

Evening Standard

Is the Poverty Line Really $100,000?

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Huge cheers in Commons as two-child benefit cap scrapped

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The Independent UK

Two-child limit scrapped at cost of £3bn to cut child poverty by 450,000

The confirmation the cap will be scrapped was immediately welcomed by organisations which have long campaigned for it to go.

Evening Standard

SNP calls on Chancellor to ‘help, not hammer’ families in Budget

Rachel Reeves is expected to introduce tax hikes in her announcement.

Evening Standard

Streeting gives major pre-Budget speech on child poverty fuelling further leadership speculation

The health secretary’s intervention came on the eve of Rachel Reeves’ make-or-break budget

The Independent UK

How many children in your London borough will benefit from Reeves axing two-child welfare cap? Check our interactive map

Newham, Tower Hamlets and Hackney set to be the London boroughs where most families benefit from lifting of two-child welfare cap

Evening Standard

Obamacare Trump Plan Caps Subsidies at 700% of Poverty Line

White House Plan to Extend ACA Subsidies Meets Fierce GOP Resistance

International Business Times

Republicans Alarmed — Obamacare Trump Plan Caps Subsidies at 700% of Poverty Line

White House Plan to Extend ACA Subsidies Meets Fierce GOP Resistance

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Evening Standard

Women more likely than men to be in poverty due to public debt, research finds

The study was commissioned by Aberlour Children’s Charity, One Parent Families Scotland, and Trussell.

International Business Times

Donna Beegle Relies on Her Experiences and Research to Encourage Support for the Underprivileged

As of 2024, the USA is home to 35.9 million people in poverty. In the midst of this reality, Beegle aims to educate people by reshaping narratives and breaking stereotypes.

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘A national disgrace’: Readers on energy poverty this winter

YOUR VIEWS: Our community agreed that rising energy bills, poor insulation, and inefficient housing are forcing many families into dangerously cold homes

Evening Standard

Starmer dishes up as more free school meals set to be rolled out

The Prime Minister served meals to children at Welland Academy in Peterborough.

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The Guardian - UK

Unions urge Reeves to prioritise living standards as CBI presses for shift on employment rights

TUC calls on chancellor to focus on child poverty and upping minimum wage

The Guardian - UK

Unions urge Rachel Reeves to deliver ‘living standards budget’

TUC calls on chancellor to focus on child poverty and upping minimum wage

The Guardian - UK

Budget 2025: how inflation and the two-child benefit cap have increased poverty

A visit to Kent reveals more people struggling with rising food bills and turning to food banks already suffering higher demand and fewer donations

Euronews

Income needed to avoid poverty: How do European thresholds compare?

Millions of Europeans live in poverty, but the meaning of a comfortable income differs widely across the continent.

The Independent UK

Two-thirds of Britons worried about affording the essentials this Christmas, poll reveals

Exclusive: Three-in-four Brits believe poverty in the UK is getting worse as Reeves prepares for crunch Budget

Benzinga

Musk Warns AI Must Value 'Truth And Beauty' As He Predicts Humanoid Robots From Tesla, Others Will Eliminate Global Poverty

On Wednesday, speaking at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) Elon Musk said advances in artificial intelligence and humanoid robotics could usher in a future of unprecedented abundance — but only if AI systems are built with human-centered values.

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