Neil Kinnock called for the scrapping of the two-child cap on benefits to help lift around 600,000 children out of poverty. He expressed that such a policy's funding could come from a wealth tax on the wealthiest individuals. Over the last 15 years of Conservative governance, child poverty has risen, prompting Kinnock to remark that conditions today would have angered Charles Dickens. Recent government data highlighted that nearly 1.7 million children are living in households affected by this policy, which Kinnock believes leaves parents feeling powerless.
Lord Kinnock urged Labour to scrap the two-child cap on benefits, stating this could lift 600,000 children out of poverty. He advocates a wealth tax on the top 1% to fund this measure.
In a stark warning, Kinnock stated that the rise in child poverty over the last 15 years, while the Conservatives were in power, would 'make Charles Dickens furious'.
Government data revealed that 37,000 more children were affected by the two-child benefit limit in a year, bringing the total to nearly 1.7 million.
Kinnock emphasizes that children are voiceless and their parents feel powerless, saying, 'I defy anybody to see a child in need and not want to help.'
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