Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham backs scrapping two-child benefit cap

Andy Burnham is set to become Prime Minister, inheriting a policy that increases Universal Credit payments for families with more than two children. The controversial two-child benefit cap has been scrapped, allowing parents to claim an additional £304 per month for each child beyond the second. This policy, implemented under Keir Starmer's premiership, aims to lift half a million children out of poverty, though it has faced criticism for increased benefit spending.