New data has shown that more than 1.66 million children are living in affected houses Two-child-profit hats As campaigners made calls to eliminate controversial measures.
New data brings total number Children affected by cap Since the labor came to power a year ago.
There are about 470,000 houses facing a decrease in profit due to policy, from the latest official figures Department and Pension Department (DWP) Show, accommodation about 1.7 million children.
The government has faced intensive pressure from campaigners, donations and opposition parties on measures, saying that child is the main driver of child poverty in Britain.
The ministers have so far opposed the call to scrap the policy of Tory-era with the Prime Minister. Kir Stamor Saying that this can be done only when fiscal conditions allow. Shortly after LaborLast July, the victory of landslides, MPs of seven parties were suspended for voting with SNP to scrap the CAP.
There has been speculation that the government may declare the end of measurement in autumn when it is due to publishing child poverty strategy with its delay. Education Secretary Bridget Philipson said earlier this month that such a step was “not far from the table”, saying that the minister is “looking at every liver” to reduce Poverty.
A cap of two-child profit prevents parents from claiming universal credit or tax credit for their third child. It was introduced by conservatives and came to place in April 2017. It only affects Children Which were born after 6 April 2017.
The Child Posty Action Group (CPAG) stated that its analysis suggests that an estimated 400,000 children would be immediately removed from poverty. If the policy was abolished, more than 109 children were pulled from measurement to poverty every day.
Charity Chief Executive Alison Garnham said: “The government’s moral mission to deal with child poverty will make our country a better, strong place, but families do not need immediate words.
“It would be impossible to give all children the best start in life until the government scraps this cruel policy – and after one year of election families, they cannot wait anymore for the help they need in dire need.”
Steve Darling MP, a spokesman for Liberal Democrat Work and Pension, said: “Countless children are being forced to grow up unnecessarily in unnecessarily difficult situations until this hat remains.
“The government needs to declare that they will scrap this cap as it is the best way to give children out of poverty and give them the best opportunity to succeed in life.”
A government spokesperson said that they are “firm to give all children the best start in life”.
He said: “Children’s poverty taskforce will publish an ambitious strategy later this year to ensure that we will distribute fully funded measures that deal with structural and root causes of child poverty across the country.”
