poverty

The Labour government has been under pressure to remove the cap, with many of its backbenchers arguing the limit has increased the number of children in poverty.

Under SB 79, “low-resource” neighborhoods — areas typically marked by higher levels of poverty — also would have the opportunity to secure a delay.

Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world, with 75% of people living below the poverty line, according to the World Bank.

Especially troubling was the sharp cutoff of any subsidies for families earning even a dime more than 400% of the poverty level.

Campaigners have called for it to be abolished in full, arguing this would be the most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty.