Child poverty strategy ‘will give every child a good start in life’

While Sir Keir Starmer said tackling poverty is a ‘moral mission’ for him, campaigners have expressed concern the strategy ...

Four major pledges in Keir Starmer's plan to tackle child poverty - what it means for you

Keir Starmer has said Labour's 'moral mission' is to fight child poverty as he launched a blueprint to lift over half a ...

To truly tackle child poverty, the UK needs to look again at migration policy

The no recourse to public funds policy is aimed at “temporary migrants”. But many children in households subject to the ...

Two-child cap abolition is 'lifeline' for thousands of children, Yorkshire Children's Charity says

The abolition of the two-child cap is set to be a “lifeline” for thousands of families, the chief executive of the Yorkshire ...

UK’s unpopular government delivers tax-raising budget after leak that outlined its main plans

Britain’s unpopular center-left Labour government sought to seize the political narrative Wednesday with a tax-raising budget that it hopes will boost economic growth, reduce child poverty and ease ...

Budget 2025: Two-child benefit cap scrapped – here’s what that will mean for parents

The two-child benefit cap prevents parents from claiming universal credit or tax credit for their third child. It was introduced by the Conservatives and came into place in April 2017. It only applies ...

UK Gov minister defends not scrapping two-child limit sooner

Scotland Office minister Kirsty McNeill has said scrapping the two-child limit prematurely would have been the "worst thing" for ...

UK Budget: What Chancellor Rachel Reeves' plans mean for Scotland - two-child benefit cap, North Sea, bills

Rachel Reeves has delivered her UK Budget, after a chaotic build-up and an unprecedented leak by watchdog, the Office for ...