SNP to end two-child benefit cap in Scotland

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Two-child benefit cap to be abolished in Scotland
Finance Secretary Shona Robison has promised to abolish the two-child benefit cap in Scotland. The two-child cap prevents parents from claiming universal credit or child tax credi
Scotland to Remove Child-Benefit Cap in Challenge to Labour Party
Scotland’s government plans to remove a limit on child benefits, a high-profile move by the ruling Scottish National Party to challenge a controversial policy that the Labour Party kept after its huge UK election victory this year.
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland as SNP reveal budget plans for the coming year
Finance Secretary Shona Robison has set out the Scottish government's tax and spending plans for 2025-26 in a speech at Holyrood.
SNP to end two-child benefit cap in Scotland in latest welfare splurge
The latest benefits splurge was announced despite the amount of cash being spent on Scotland’s more generous welfare system snowballing over recent years. It means it is now expected to increase by more than 40 per cent, to £9 billion, by the end of the decade.
Scottish government vows to scrap two-child benefit cap
The Scottish government on Wednesday vowed to end the two-child benefit cap next year as it set out record healthcare spending and an increase in social security benefits in a Budget focused on public services.
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland under SNP's budget plans
Scotland's finance secretary called her proposals "a budget filled with hope for Scotland's future" as she unveiled the nation's draft budget for the coming year.
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland under Budget plans
Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison has announced the two-child cap on benefits will be scrapped north of the border as she pledged record spending for the NHS and councils in next year’s Budget.
SNP government to lift two-child benefit cap in Scotland
Finance Secretary Shona Robison today attempted to put huge pressure on Scottish Labour by scrapping the per-child limit on how much taxpayers' cash is handed to parents by 2026.
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Houghton was 'never asked' to play for Scotland
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