What is in the UK government’s child poverty strategy?
Several elements had already been announced, including lifting the two-child benefit cap and increasing free school mealsKeir Starmer has hailed his government’s plan to tackle child poverty as a “moral...
By Rowena Mason Whitehall editor · The Guardian World
Several elements had already been announced, including lifting the two-child benefit cap and increasing free school meals Keir Starmer has hailed his government’s plan to tackle child poverty as a “moral mission”, with a promise to lift half a million children out of hardship. It is the first such document in more than a decade and was described by the Resolution Foundation thinktank as a “sea change” in the government’s approach to children in poverty. Continue reading...