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Scrapping two-child benefit cap lifts 150,000 children out of poverty
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The two-child benefit cap has been scrapped, and the move is reported to have lifted around 150,000 children out of poverty in the UK. The Daily Mirror frames the former cap as cruel, highlighting the change as a major shift in welfare policy. The figure is drawing attention to the real-world impact of ending the limit on child benefit claims for larger families, a long-contested political issue.
Why now: The reported scale of the policy's anti-poverty impact is striking and the cap has long been a divisive political issue.
UK governmentDaily Mirrortwo-child benefit cap
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- Scrapping two-child benefit cap has lifted 150,000 children out of poverty https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirr or.co.uk/news/politics/cap-benefits-cruel-two-child-37702512 · mirror.co.uk@web.brid.gy · 3
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