英国劳动政府计划终止双子女津贴上限,使28万儿童摆脱贫困。
The UK Labour government plans to end the two-child benefit cap, lifting 280,000 children out of poverty.
Rachel Reeves总理将宣布取消11月预算中的双子女津贴上限,从而扭转2017年将普遍信贷和儿童税收抵免限制在前两个子女的保守政策。
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce the removal of the two-child benefit cap in the November Budget, reversing the 2017 Conservative policy that limited Universal Credit and child tax credit to the first two children.
这一废除在劳工和倡导团体的支持下,可能使28万儿童摆脱贫困,到2029/30年,费用高达35亿英镑,标志着联合王国在新的劳工政府领导下的社会福利政策发生了重大转变。
The repeal, supported by Labour and advocacy groups, could lift 280,000 children out of poverty and cost up to £3.5 billion by 2029/30, marking a significant shift in UK social welfare policy under the new Labour government.