Benefits
Children ‘being failed in dual crises of poverty and mental health’
Not having enough money leads to parental stress and guilt, which has a knock-on impact on children, charities said.
Labour suspends MPs who defied Government in two-child benefit cap vote
It was the first Commons rebellion for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
Starmer’s first Commons rebellion over moves to scrap two-child benefit cap
The House of Commons voted 363 to 103, majority 260, to reject the amendment tabled in the name of SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn.
Government defeats King’s Speech amendment call to scrap two-child benefit cap
The cap was introduced in 2015 by then-Conservative chancellor George Osborne.
Collective wait of 753 years for people phoning DWP in 2023/24, watchdog says
Poor service can have a range of detrimental impacts, including frustration, distress and disruption for customers, the National Audit Office said.
Government must do ‘the sums’ before committing to axing two-child cap – Kendall
The Prime Minister will face pressure from MPs in the Commons to abolish the policy, which was introduced by the Tories in 2015.
Starmer faces more backbench pressure over ‘heinous’ and ‘sexist’ benefit cap
Rosie Duffield likened the policy to the dystopian world of The Handmaid’s Tale, in which women’s rights have been taken away.
Four-nation summit needed now to tackle child poverty, says Flynn
The SNP Westminster leader said the new UK Government must not delay action.
Starmer faces further calls from MPs to scrap two-child benefit cap
Labour has faced consistent pressure to scrap the limit since before the election, from charities and its own backbenchers.
Flynn ‘hopes and expects’ some Labour MPs will back amendment on benefit cap
He said he has been sounding out MPs across the Commons to determine their position on the SNP amendment.