But thank you Amol Rajan who really understands this issue

Darn it - I wasn’t unique? Hope at least I was first

I see Robison has said she will “work with London” to do it

Yes true that’s a difference from SCP which is currently a cliff edge

Also not in line with the evidence. Good jobs and skills are really important. But what drives child poverty is how we treat families with (often temporarily) higher needs and those for whom full-time work is currently difficult for a variety of reasons

Good question! Tax thresholds also going up…

It will be interesting to see. They have the Scottish Child Payment which is based on UC so I’d think that would make it straightforward. They can just add a topup equivalent to the UC child element for third-plus children receiving the SCP

For further evidence on the difference cash transfers make, see my systematic review with @kerriscooper.bsky.social for @jrf-uk.bsky.social www.jrf.org.uk/care/does-mo....

Also at least in London the fair banding system is quite effective at making schools a bit more comprehensive

Research done with @aaronreeves.bsky.social @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social @kateandersen.bsky.social @jdportes.bsky.social and Mary Reader and funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org

See our mixed methods research here for evidence on the damage being done by the two-child limit (and the way it completely fails to meet any of the government’s stated aims for the policy) largerfamilies.study/publications...