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Suffolk councillors divided over lifting two-child benefit cap

County councillors have passed a motion criticising Government budget measures, including the lifting of the controversial two-child benefit cap, despite a former Ipswich MP dismissing it as "party political grandstanding".

15 December, 2025

João Santos

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Oliver Rouane-Williams

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Private providers 'profiteering' as Suffolk struggles with children's care costs

Suffolk County Council is being forced into expensive private sector care packages costing up to £25,000 per week due to a shortage of foster carers and council-run children's homes, with the authority's executive director warning of "huge profiteering" by some organisations.

30 October, 2025

João Santos

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Oliver Rouane-Williams

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