SaveTheChildren 62d ago

Save the Children ambassador Shabaz Ali interviews UK Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Pat McFadden on child poverty and the UK Government’s plans to tackle it.   Following the decision to scrap the two-child limit to benefits, they discuss what this policy change means for families, how it will be funded, and what comes next in the fight against poverty.   The conversation also explores rising youth unemployment, the reality of in-work poverty, and the government’s “Youth Guarantee” aimed at helping young people into jobs, training and apprenticeships.   00:00 – Why the child poverty debate is so divided 00:31 – Introduction 00:47 – The long-term impact of child poverty 01:33 – Two-child limit to benefits explained 02:50 – Myths about benefits and working families 03:05 – Can the UK afford to tackle child poverty? 04:36 – Why the debate gets toxic 05:44 – Youth unemployment in the UK 06:49 – Understanding the NEET crisis 07:09 – Labour’s Youth Guarantee plan 08:10 – Opportunities for young people in the UK 09:31 – Reflections from Shabaz