Submitted by David Smith on Monday 25th November 2024
Published on Tuesday 24th December 2024
Current status: Open
Open until: Tuesday 24th June 2025
Current Signatures: 18
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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Basics ~ benefit cap ~ Benefits ~ Child ~ Child Benefit ~ child benefit cap ~ Child poverty ~ Children ~ Ensure ~ Equal ~ Families ~ Forced ~ Government ~ inequality ~ Labour ~ Opportunity ~ Poverty ~ Scraps ~ society ~ Steps
Scrap the 2-child benefit cap
We think the government should scrap the two-child benefit cap to support struggling families as we think this policy pushes many children into poverty and worsens inequality. We think scrapping the cap would provide vital support, alleviate hardship, and ensure equal opportunities for all children.
We think the two-child benefit cap forces families into poverty and disproportionately affects low-income households, leaving children without basic necessities. Labour opposed this policy when it was introduced, and now in government, we think they have the opportunity to act on their principles. We consider that removing the cap would reduce child poverty, tackle inequality, and support struggling families. Every child deserves equal opportunities, and we think scrapping this cap would be a vital step in creating a fairer society.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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