Scottish ministers are facing calls to hike spending on social security in the wake of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s “transformational” commitment to end the two-child cap.

Ms Reeves said the policy, which means families can only claim some benefits for their first two children, will end in April.

With the Scottish Government already having announced plans to mitigate the impact of the cap, the Chancellor’s decision – which she said is “fully costed and fully funded” – will free up funds in the Scottish budget for next year.

The announcement came as part of a UK Budget which Ms Reeves said would see an extra £820 million go to the Scottish Government over the spending review period.

Speaking afterwards, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said: “I demanded a Labour Budget rooted in

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