Over 100 groups call for Labour to fully scrap two child benefit cap

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"More than one hundred organisations have called on Labour to scrap the two-child benefit cap in full, as ministers reportedly consider ways to tweak rather than fully remove the controversial policy. Writing to Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, groups including the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), Citizens Advice and the British Medical Association (BMA), say it is not the time for half-measures in response to the reports."

The Independent covers developing stories across issues such as reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech, sending reporters to investigate and produce documentaries. The outlet investigates subjects from Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC to American women fighting for reproductive rights and emphasizes parsing facts from messaging. The Independent relies on donations to fund on-the-ground reporting and keeps its journalism freely accessible without paywalls, paid for by supporters. More than one hundred organisations have urged Labour to abolish the two-child benefit cap in full rather than tweak it. Groups including CPAG, Citizens Advice and the BMA wrote to Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves warning against half-measures. The two-child cap prevents parents from claiming universal credit or tax credit for a third child, applies only to children born after 6 April 2017, and was introduced by the Conservatives in April 2017. The chancellor has indicated she may act on the two-child benefit cap.

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