Scottish government vows to scrap 2-child benefit cap
Scotland to Remove Child-Benefit Cap in Challenge to Labour Party
Scotland’s government plans to remove a limit on child benefits, a high-profile move by the ruling Scottish National Party to challenge a controversial policy that the Labour Party kept after its huge UK election victory this year.
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. Speaking to MSPs in Holyrood, finance secretary Shona Robison said she would work with the UK government to abolish the cap in Scotland.
Scottish government vows to mitigate two-child 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.
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