A party that wouldn't take a firm stand against an arbitrary household benefit cap — predicted to increase homelessness and drive many families into poverty — wasn't a party they wanted to support. (totalpolitics.com)
Labour will not contest the Government's latest round of welfare cuts, including the lower household benefits cap and new limits on child tax credits, the party's acting leader has said. (itv.com)
It is worth remembering, that both Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham voted in favour of the initial household benefit cap in 2014, despite Save the Children's report that the policy would push 345,000 children into poverty. (leftfutures.org)