Thousands of parents of twins and triplets are to be given help with the cost of raising their newborn after the Tory-LibDem Coalition ordered another U-turn.
From October they will again become eligible for a one-off grant to ease the strain of buying equipment such as prams even if they have other children.
Until last year less-well- off parents were able to claim £500 after having a baby, no matter how many children they already had.
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