The two-child cap is set to be removed in Scotland next year, with the cap currently affecting 310 families in Clackmannanshire.
Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, welcomed the announcement by the SNP's Social Justice Secretary, confirming the cap will be "effectively scrapped" from March.
Mr Brown said: "To all intents and purposes, the two-child cap will be gone in Scotland from March next year, thanks to the determination and innovation of the SNP in government.
"This will be a real boon to many families across my Clackmannanshire and Dunblane constituency."
He said that, according to predictions, the introduction of the Two Child Limit Payment will result in 20,000 fewer children in Scotland living in relative poverty by 2026-27.
Mr Brown said: "Bearing in mind that child poverty rates in Scotland are already significantly lower than in the rest of the UK, precisely because of action on the part of the Scottish Government, such as the introduction of the Scottish Child Payment, it is crystal clear that only the SNP is prepared to bring forward policies to protect Scottish families."
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