END THE 2 CHILD BENEFITS CAP!
Our Children are our future, they should not be limited by our mistakes.
IT WILL TAKE A BOLD VISION AND STRONG ACTION TO END CHILD POVERTY!
In parliament, the Liberal Democrats have already proven themselves to be the effective opposition to Labour, laying down an early day motion calling for an end to the 2 child benefits cap which is keeping so many Rochdale children living in poverty.
The early day motion reads "That this House believes no child should grow up without adequate food, a warm home or security for their future; notes the Department for Work and Pensions' April 2024 statistics which state that 1.6 million children are affected by the two-child benefit cap; further notes that parents subject to the cap have less income available for childcare costs and therefore experience barriers to employment; recognises that removing this cap is the most cost-effective way of immediately lifting children out of poverty and deep poverty; and urges the Chancellor of the Exchequer to remove the two-child limit on social security payments in her first Budget."
The Liberal Democrats also supported an amendment to the King's speech which called for an end to the cap. Despite recognising that removing the cap would lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty the Labour party not only voted to keep this cruel measure in place, but also suspended the whip for the 7 Labour MP's who voted to end the cap (40 other Labour MP's abstained in the vote). All three of Rochdales MP's voted to retain the cap.
The Conservatives, who introduced the 2 child benefits cap in 2015 as one of many damaging post-coalition measures, abstained in the vote. In abstaining they neither supported this heinous measure introduced by their governments of chaos, nor provided any oppostion to the current government, demonstrating how ineffective they can be as an opposition party.
End Child Poverty
Liberal Democrats believe that no child should be living in poverty in the UK.