Among the most significant changes are the two-child limit and the benefit cap. In this blog post I draw on findings from the Larger Families research project, a mixed-methods study which has examined ...

A parent or grandparent is usually the policyholder and beneficiary on a child’s life insurance policy. Life insurance for children is typically a whole life insurance policy, providing lifelong ...

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Just because you say you don’t have a favorite child, doesn’t mean everyone around you can’t tell whom you like best. Take the episode of “The Crown” in which Prince Philip, Duke of ...

The Secretary of State for Scotland has said the Scottish Government has pledged to mitigate the two-child benefit benefit cap "without a policy". Announcing their budget in December ...

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Ms Robison was pressed by MSP John Mason over why the Scottish Government has chosen to mitigate the two-child cap which needs UK government co-operation and will not be rolled out from April.

Mitigating the two-child cap is one of the most progressive actions the Scottish Government can take, and it is to be commended. Oxford University Professor Danny Doling did just that. He wrote: “The ...

John Swinney has denied claims the Scottish Government has delayed plans to mitigate the two-child cap on benefits by failing to ask for the right data. The First Minister yesterday insisted ...