Scotland to Remove Child-Benefit Cap in Challenge to Labour Party
- Move will lift thousands of childrens out of poverty, SNP says
- Party is trying to rebound after rout in UK general election
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.
The decision to scrap the limit on parents claiming tax credits or benefits on more than two children will help “lift more than 15,000 children out of poverty,” Finance Secretary Shona Robison said on Wednesday, as she announced her budget for the next financial year.