Holyrood must yet again mitigate against harm caused by Westminster
This announcement, just like the Scottish Child Payment, is progressive, and tackling child poverty at source. Time and time again the Scottish Government are having to mitigate against the harmful policies from Westminster, just like they did with Westminster's abolition of the universal Winter Fuel Payment.
READ MORE: Scottish Government names date for ditching two-child cap
Those mitigating measures along with the public outcry resulted in a U-turn by the Labour government at Westminster and rightly so.
On the pressing and urgent issue of child poverty, can we expect a U-turn from Westminster with the immediate withdrawal of the damaging two-child cap on benefits?
Catriona C Clark
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