Our reaction to the scrapping of the two-child limit
‘We welcome the government’s decision to put children first at this Budget’
Lucy Schonegevel, Director of Influencing at Action for Children said:
“Today marks a turning point for struggling families across the UK. Scrapping the two-child limit is long-overdue and a vital first step towards ending child poverty. We strongly welcome the government’s decision to put children first at this Budget.
“Nearly half (49%) of children living in poverty are in families with more than two children (1). Scrapping the two-child limit will mean fewer children growing up in cold homes without enough food to eat, warm clothes to wear or a bed to sleep in.
“Action for Children sees every day the devastating impact of poverty on children’s lives through our frontline services. Families are being forced to make impossible choices, and we step in to plug the gaps.
"We look forward to the government's Child Poverty Strategy, which we hope will go even further to deliver for all children in the coming years."
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NOTES TO EDITORS:
- DWP (March 2025) 'Households below average income: for financial years ending 1995 to 2024 - GOV.UK Table 4.3db
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