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It’s 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition
Alex Firth

It’s 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition

This week marks the 15th anniversary of the Child Poverty Act. But those years have been wasted and the commitment has long been abandoned. Now is the perfect time for Labour to recommit to ending child poverty for good, writes Just Fair’s Alex Firth

End two-child limit on benefits to lift 600,000 kids out of poverty, Labour told: ‘We’re in a crisis’
Child poverty

End two-child limit on benefits to lift 600,000 kids out of poverty, Labour told: ‘We’re in a crisis’

Some 4.3 million children in the UK are now living in poverty. How can the government tackle this shameful figure?

Labour must ‘immediately’ scrap two-child benefit cap if it wants to end child poverty, charities say
Child poverty

Labour must ‘immediately’ scrap two-child benefit cap if it wants to end child poverty, charities say

Scrapping the two-child benefit cap would lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty, it has been estimated

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