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Not lifting two-child benefit cap will cause 'explosion' in poverty, warns union body

Not lifting two-child benefit cap will cause 'explosion' in poverty, warns union body
The Scottish Trades Union Congress general secretary has told The Herald that the two-child benefit cap will cause an "explosion" in child poverty levels across the UK.

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