Wed, 04 Jun 2025

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 Food bank manager hits out at two-child benefit cap

Grahame Lucas says that in Worcester "an awful lot of families just haven't got sufficient money".
Food bank manager Grahame Lucas has expressed concerns that the UK's two-child benefit cap is causing significant hardship for families in Worcester, exacerbating food poverty and pushing 37,000 children into poverty since its introduction. He stated that many families lack sufficient income to afford basic necessities, with around 40% of those helped by the food bank being children. Lucas emphasized that rising food costs and the cost-of-living crisis have increased demand for assistance, and he believes the two-child limit is an ineffective measure in reducing poverty, instead making it worse.
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