The Scottish government is set to abolish Westminster’s two-child benefit cap, a major policy affecting child poverty, pledging record spending to alleviate poverty.
Robison emphasized that this change aims to lift approximately 15,000 children out of poverty, targeting the cap’s detrimental effects on families.
Swinney labeled the eradication of child poverty as a top priority, indicating that Scotland will take initiative where the UK government has not.
The two-child benefit cap was highlighted as a significant factor in child poverty, affecting over 1.6 million children across the UK.
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