A woman who was forced to access the benefits system after the breakdown of her relationship has spoken of how the two child cap left her missing meals so she could feed her children.

Michaela Taylor, who lives in Prestonpans in Scotland, said she was left in poverty and would often have to decide whether it was better to give her young kids a bath or something to eat.

The mum recalled losing almost 20kg after skipping meals, and repeatedly being told she was not entitled to any more money because of the cap. New Feature

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The Labour Government has faced pressure to remove the cap since it was revealed that more than 1.6million children are impacted by the policy.

There are currently 4.3million childre

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