Labour MP John McDonnell made an appeal to the UK Government to ‘help our children out of poverty’.
An extra £20 per week should be given to those receiving Universal Credit to help reduce the number of people living in poverty, a senior Labour MP has said. Speaking in the Commons during the ‘Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity’ debate on Wednesday, former shadow chancellor John McDonnell made an appeal to the UK Government to “help our children out of poverty” in the upcoming Autumn Statement.
He went on to explain that the cost “would be between £5.5 billion and £6 billion. He added: “That sounds a lot, but given the overall weight of Government spending and the impact it could have on lifting children out of poverty, it would be a significant investment. Traditionally, these rise in line with September's Consumer Price Index inflation rate, which was 6.7 per cent, however, the Department for Work and Pensions will conduct its statutory annual review of benefits and make an announcement on the uprating in due course.
“People on the lowest incomes - both in and out of work - have endured a decade of austerity. They now find themselves disproportionately affected by the current cost of living crisis, facing the stark choice of going cold or hungry to make ends meet.”
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