SNP to end two-child benefit cap in Scotland

Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland as SNP reveal budget plans for the coming year
Finance Secretary Shona Robison has set out the Scottish government's tax and spending plans for 2025-26 in a speech at Holyrood.
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland under Budget plans
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland under Budget plans - Finance Secretary Shona Robison also outlined record NHS and local government funding in her tax and spending plans for 2025/26.
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Scrapping the two-child benefit cap, more money for the NHS and no increases to income tax - Finance Secretary Shona Robison has claimed her 2025/26 Budget will give Scotland hope for the future.
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland under SNP's budget plans
Scotland's finance secretary called her proposals "a budget filled with hope for Scotland's future" as she unveiled the nation's draft budget for the coming year.
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