SNP to end two-child benefit cap in Scotland

SNP to end two-child benefit cap in Scotland in latest welfare splurge
The SNP has promised a pre-election welfare giveaway by announcing it will scrap the two-child benefit cap in Scotland. Shona Robison, the Finance Secretary, said the UK government policy would no longer apply north of the border from 2026,
SNP government vows to scrap two-child benefit cap
The Scottish government will mitigate the "pernicious" two-child cap on benefits north of the border, Finance Secretary Shona Robison has vowed. Setting out her draft Budget at Holyrood, she said SNP ministers would aim to provide funding to affected families by 2026.
Scottish budget: SNP pledges to scrap two-child benefit cap
Finance Secretary Shona Robison pledged to scrap the controversial two-child cap on benefits and reintroduce winter fuel payments in Scotland. But without the support of another party her budget can’t pass, and another election could be on the cards.
Scottish Budget 2024 LIVE as SNP Government confirms it will lift two-child cap
The Scottish Government faces tough spending decisions to fix struggling public services despite an increase in funding from Westminster.
Scottish Budget presents huge challenges for SNP
Scotland's total budget last year amounted to some £60bn. The UK government says the block grant for 2025/26 will be £47.7bn. Ms Robison must balance the books every year as the devolved administration has only limited powers to borrow money.
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland under SNP's budget plans
Scotland's finance secretary called her proposals "a budget filled with hope for Scotland's future" as she unveiled the nation's draft budget for the coming year.
Scottish government vows to ditch two-child benefit cap as SNP reveals Budget plans
Scotland's Finance Secretary Shona Robison promised to lift 15,000 children out of poverty as she made her Budget announcement. | ITV National News
Scottish government vows to scrap two-child benefit cap
The Scottish government on Wednesday vowed to end the two-child benefit cap next year as it set out record healthcare spending and an increase in social security benefits in a Budget focused on public services.
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland as SNP reveal budget plans for the coming year
Finance Secretary Shona Robison has set out the Scottish government's tax and spending plans for 2025-26 in a speech at Holyrood.
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland under Budget plans
Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison has announced the two-child cap on benefits will be scrapped north of the border as she pledged record spending for the NHS and councils in next year’s Budget.
SNP government to lift two-child benefit cap in Scotland
Finance Secretary Shona Robison today attempted to put huge pressure on Scottish Labour by scrapping the per-child limit on how much taxpayers' cash is handed to parents by 2026.
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