Comment in response to the Scottish government’s announcement that they intend to scrap the two-child limit to benefit payments for families in Scotland. Joseph Howes, Chair of the End Child Poverty Coalition and CEO of Buttle UK said; The End Child Poverty Coalition warmly welcomes the Scottish Government’s announcement today that they plan to mitigate […]
Today the End Child Poverty Coalition published ‘8 Tests’ that it wants the government to meet, when the Tackling Child Poverty Strategy is launched in Spring 2025. Here a Youth Ambassador – aged 17 reflects on what it would mean to her, and other young people growing up in poverty if these tests were met. […]
EMBARGOED UNTIL: 00:01am 3/12/24 End Child Poverty Coalition publishes eight tests for the government’s Child Poverty Strategy The right strategy can halve child poverty in ten years, Coalition says Recommendations include immediately scrapping the two-child limit to benefit payments and setting legally binding child poverty reduction targets The government’s Child Poverty Strategy must have legally […]
