Rachel Reeves' budget decision could change the lives of 40,000 Merseyside children

40,000 children in Merseyside are growing up in poverty (Image: Andy Teebay)

While many people are referring to the Chancellor's Budget announcement tomorrow as make or break for the flailing Labour government - for families across Merseyside, the stakes are even higher.

Child poverty is rising in our region, with latest grim statistics showing across Merseyside, there are now more than 111,000 children growing up in relative low-income families, up from 107,759. The child poverty rate has jumped from 22.3% to 24.8%, widening the gap with the rest of England and remaining above the national average.

These figures show why many now believe it is imperative Ms Reeves lifts the two-child benefit limit, as she is expected to do. The two-child cap was introduced by the Conservative gover