Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced her Budget on Wednesday (Image: Getty Images)

A national foodbank charity is 'delighted' with the decision made in Wednesday's Budget to scrap the two-child benefit cap. Leading organisation Trussell has reacted to the change made by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the annual financial statement.

The cap, which currently limits the amount of benefits parents can claim for their third child or subsequent children born after April 6, 2017, will be lifted from April 2026. Campaigners have argued heavily that the cap, which was brought in by the Conservatives in 2015, pushed children into poverty.

During her Budget speech, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she "would not preside over a status quo that punishes children for the circumstances of their birt

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