benefit cap

A new report shows low-income families with children are even worse off now than they were in the summer, almost nine in 10 families reporting a significant deterioration in their living standards because of the pandemic

The cap should be suspended during the pandemic so the lowest income parents can meet their children‘s basic needs, says Child Poverty Action Group.

Families with children are more likely to be affected by the cap, with single parents disproportionately affected.

Without additional support for families, child poverty in London which is already the highest in the country, is going to get worse, says an alliance of organisations.