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Labour Pledges Child Poverty Strategy

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Abolishing the two-child limit is just the start for tackling child poverty

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Labour avoided pledging to end the two -child limit’ on means-tested benefits.

But it has committed to a broader child poverty strategy.

Kitty Stewart and Ruth Patrick say abolishing the limit is crucial, but only the start of what is required.

They say the policy is failing to meet its apparent aims of reducing births and increasing parental employment.

The 2010 Child Poverty Act required local and national government to work together to reduce child poverty and its impact.

Since then, a series of cuts to housing support (e.g. reforms to Local Housing Allowance ) have exacerbated the situation.

Further, damp, overcrowded and insecure housing itself damages children’s health and development.

Relying on employment alone to deliver child poverty reductions will not deliver the results needed.

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