Boris Johnson has been blasted for considering plunging hundreds of thousands of children deeper into poverty by ending the £20-a-week uplift of Universal Credit.
Anne Longfield, the outgoing Children’s Commissioner said the Prime Minister’s claimed commitment to helping youngsters catch up after the pandemic was “not compatible” with cuts to the vital benefit.
She said she was “fed up” of hearing people in power saying they “don’t know” how to help vulnerable children. And she called on the government to back Joe Biden-style funding boost, aimed at families and children.
She said: "President Biden is proposing a huge package of tax credits and benefits, aimed squarely at families with children.
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