Christians have responded positively to the announcement within the Budget on Wednesday that the two-child advantages cap is to be lifted from next April.
The Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow, the Church of England’s lead bishop for child poverty issues, welcomed the change while pressing the federal government to go further to support struggling households.
“I warmly welcome the Government’s decision to remove the two-child limit from next April. This will make a profoundly positive difference to a whole lot of 1000’s of youngsters and their families,” he said.
“The Church of England has long called for this present day as we consider within the equal and unsurpassable value of each child.
“As we rejoice the tip of the two-child limit and commend the Government for taking motion, we are going to proceed to attract attention to the barriers – equivalent to the household profit cap – which still prevent many families from accessing vital support for his or her children.”
The Church of England is just not alone in welcoming the move. Bishop Richard Moth, Chair of the Catholic Church’s Department for Social Justice, said it was “overdue”.
“Since 2017, this policy has directly pushed many families into poverty and created anxiety for working families who often don’t have any alternative but to say Universal Credit consequently of common, but unpredictable, life events, equivalent to job loss or the onset of disability,” he said.
“Repealing this policy, although overdue, comes at a big cost to the federal government and we applaud that call.
“Large families are a blessing somewhat than a burden. We must consider how, in a wide range of ways, we are able to support the flourishing of families that are crucial to secure the long run of our society.”
He acknowledged that the change is not going to end the truth of kid poverty within the UK, and called on the federal government to be “ugent and multifaceted” in “considering a spread of solutions” to the continued challenges.
“There remains to be much work to be done to deal with the scourge of kid poverty,” he said.
“Over 90 per cent of our schools have reported encountering families which are battling the price of living, and 70 per cent have noted worsening conditions.”
Mark Russell, CEO of The Children’s Society, commended the federal government for ending the limit despite the difficult economic climate.
“Children cannot thrive in the event that they are hungry or living in cold damp homes. Scrapping the two-child limit is a watershed moment for youngsters,” he said.
“It will pull 1000’s of families back from the brink. It shows that even in tough economic times government can decide to back children with daring, life changing motion. I warmly welcome this decisive leadership from the Chancellor and Prime Minister.”
He continued, “Today’s announcement puts down a marker for much more ambitious motion – scrapping the profit cap so families in deep poverty can profit and delivering a long-term Child Poverty strategy that puts kid’s wellbeing at the guts of the federal government’s priorities, in order that every child gets the very best start in life.”
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