Exclusive: Onward said cap has resulted in increased child poverty, adding to pressure on government to rethink its stance
A leading rightwing thinktank has called for an end to the two-child limit on benefits in a move that will put further pressure on the Labour government to rethink its stance.
Onward, which describes itself as a thinktank for “mainstream Conservatism”, said both the wider two-child limit and the higher earner threshold applying specifically to child benefit should be abandoned in order to support parents.
Continue reading…Exclusive: Onward said cap has resulted in increased child poverty, adding to pressure on government to rethink its stanceA leading rightwing thinktank has called for an end to the two-child limit on benefits in a move that will put further pressure on the Labour government to rethink its stance.Onward, which describes itself as a thinktank for “mainstream Conservatism”, said both the wider two-child limit and the higher earner threshold applying specifically to child benefit should be abandoned in order to support parents. Continue reading…