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.
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland under Budget plans
Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison has announced the two-child cap on benefits will be scrapped north of the border as she pledged record spending for the NHS and councils in next year’s Budget.
SNP government to lift two-child benefit cap in Scotland
Finance Secretary Shona Robison today attempted to put huge pressure on Scottish Labour by scrapping the per-child limit on how much taxpayers' cash is handed to parents by 2026.
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