Vietnam abolishes the two-child policy due to worries about an aging population
Vietnam Ends Two-Child Policy to Address Declining Birth Rate Vietnam has officially ended its long-standing two-child policy, aiming to rejuvenate its youth in light of an ageing population. This change was enacted by the country’s communist parliament through a new amendment that seeks to lift decades of restrictions on family size. In recent years, Vietnamese […]
Charities increase pressure on Keir Starmer to eliminate the two-child benefit limit.
Push for Action on Child Poverty Intensifies Charity and labor groups are banding together to elevate the issue of child poverty, urging the government to take concrete steps in addressing it. As discussions around future strategies unfold, a study from the Charitable Coalition indicates a strong public desire for prioritizing family support. Results show that […]
Keir Starmer indicates he will consider scrapping two-child benefit cap | Poverty
Amid widespread opposition from Labour MPs, Chancellor Keir Starmer has indicated for the first time that he would consider removing the cap on second child benefit. The Prime Minister backed comments from Education Minister Bridget Phillipson, who said removing the cap was one of the measures the Government would consider as part of its child […]
Labour MP calls two-child benefit cap ‘heinous’ in latest call to scrap policy | Child benefits
Chancellor Keir Starmer is under further pressure to remove the cap on second child benefit after another member of his House of Commons described the policy as “heinous”. Writing in the Sunday Times, Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield said the cap, introduced in 2017 under then-treasury minister George Osborne, was “sinister and blatantly sexist” and was […]