Wales Demands End to Damaging Child Benefit Cap
In Wales, a plea is made with care, Scrap the two-child cap, to show we truly care.
In Wales, a plea was made so fine,
To scrap the two-child cap, a policy so unkind.
Eluned Morgan, the first minister so bold,
Called on Sir Keir to reconsider, to be told.
To scrap the two-child cap, a policy so unkind.
Eluned Morgan, the first minister so bold,
Called on Sir Keir to reconsider, to be told.
The cap was brought in by the Conservatives in '17,
A policy so damaging, it's causing such woe and pain.
It prevents families from claiming means-tested aid,
Leaving them in poverty, with no way to be saved.
A policy so damaging, it's causing such woe and pain.
It prevents families from claiming means-tested aid,
Leaving them in poverty, with no way to be saved.
Bridget Phillipson, the Education Secretary so keen,
Said the policy has driven many families to poverty unseen.
The Welsh government is worried, really so,
About child poverty, and the impact it will show.
Said the policy has driven many families to poverty unseen.
The Welsh government is worried, really so,
About child poverty, and the impact it will show.
But Plaid Cymru accused Morgan of hypocrisy so grand,
For previously criticizing their calls to end the cap's hand.
The Welsh Conservatives warned of a financial cost so high,
Ultimately borne by taxpayers, with a sigh.
For previously criticizing their calls to end the cap's hand.
The Welsh Conservatives warned of a financial cost so high,
Ultimately borne by taxpayers, with a sigh.
In the UK, 21,000 families were affected in April so bright,
The cap is a problem, a challenge to face in the night.
Morgan met the prime minister, with a message so clear,
"Cough up for Wales," she said, with a voice so sincere.
The cap is a problem, a challenge to face in the night.
Morgan met the prime minister, with a message so clear,
"Cough up for Wales," she said, with a voice so sincere.
The UK government will announce its decision so soon,
In the autumn, when the child poverty strategy is made known.
The spending review is key, a critical time so bright,
Morgan hopes for a change, to end the cap's plight.
In the autumn, when the child poverty strategy is made known.
The spending review is key, a critical time so bright,
Morgan hopes for a change, to end the cap's plight.
But Plaid Cymru is skeptical, with a tone so so cold,
"Staggering hypocrisy," they said, with a story so old.
The Welsh Conservatives warn of a financial cost so high,
A burden on taxpayers, with a sigh and a cry.
"Staggering hypocrisy," they said, with a story so old.
The Welsh Conservatives warn of a financial cost so high,
A burden on taxpayers, with a sigh and a cry.
The UK government says it's determined to bring down poverty so grand,
With measures to support the poorest, a helping hand so planned.
But Morgan hopes for more, a change so bold and so bright,
To end the two-child cap, and bring an end to the fight.
With measures to support the poorest, a helping hand so planned.
But Morgan hopes for more, a change so bold and so bright,
To end the two-child cap, and bring an end to the fight.