英国教育秘书承认儿童贫穷率很高,暗示要结束双子女津贴上限。 UK Education Secretary acknowledges high child poverty, hints at ending two-child benefits cap.

联合王国教育秘书Bridget Phillison对高儿童贫困率表示羞耻,并暗示要改变福利以解决这一问题。 UK Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson expressed shame over high child poverty levels and hinted at benefits changes to address the issue. 政府正在考虑采取社会保障措施,作为秋季儿童贫困战略的一部分。 The government is considering social security measures as part of its child poverty strategy, due in autumn. 限制对家庭中头两个子女的支助的双子女津贴上限可以取消,取消上限和福利上限的估计费用为33亿英镑。 The two-child benefits cap, which restricts support to the first two children in households, could be scrapped, with an estimated cost of £3.3 billion for removing both the cap and the benefits cap.