'In the families I've met nobody is choosing to have children so they can get money from the state' Dame Rachel de Souza, children's commissioner for England says Government should scrap two-child benefit cap

Children in England living in “almost Dickensian levels of poverty” where deprivation has become normalised, children’s commissioner says - ⁦Jessica Murray⁩ reports This is why pressure on govt to scrap two-child benefit limit isn’t going away… theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

As Sara Ogilvie says, the govt has said it's its moral mission to eradicate child poverty. The only way it can start to do that is by scrapping the two-child limit. It pulls 109 kids into poverty every day. If it doesn't, child poverty will be higher at the end of this parliament

"The NHS is seeing the return of diseases like rickets due to malnutrition – the same illnesses tackled by our founder Thomas Barnardo more than 150 years ago": Barnardo’s CEO Lynn Perry MBE . We urge the govt to end the two child limit on benefits. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Media attention moves on but we continue to advocate for a total revamp of Stormont's draft anti-poverty strategy. Recycled actions & bland ambitions won't bring the change that rising numbers of children in poverty need. Sign if you agree -my.actnowni.org/petitions/open… via Act Now

All the Children's Commissioners including our own have called for urgent action to address child poverty starting with removing the two-child limit ⬇️

This message is for Keir Starmer. Almost 1.7 million children are missing out on the support they need because of the 2-child limit. We urge the UK Govt to scrap the 2-child limit, to prevent children being denied the childhood they deserve. Write to your MP:

Here is our response to today's new figures on the two-child limit from Department for Work and Pensions The government's 'moral mission' to tackle child poverty will fail if the two-child limit remains. We must scrap this cruel policy. endchildpoverty.org.uk/end-child-pove…

That's more than 1 in 9 of all children whose lives are being affected by this policy!

This new data shows that 1 in 9 children are now living in homes impacted by the two-child limit Most households affected by the policy (63%) had three children, 25% had four children, 8% had five children and 4% of households had six or more children ⬇️

The ending of the 2-child limit which prevents many families from enjoying social security entitlements for their 3rd & following children... was consistently identified by the Commissioner’s interlocutors as among the most effective & urgent steps to lift children out of poverty

"It's a child poverty machine" - the two-child limit ⬇️

1 in 9 kids are affected by the two-child limit. The govt’s moral mission to tackle child poverty will make our country a better place, but families need action not just words. Giving all kids the best start in life will be impossible until govt scraps this brutal policy.

"Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) described it as a “brutal policy” that was making children’s “lives hard and their futures bleak”...... “Giving all kids the best start in life will be impossible until government scraps this brutal policy.."

The most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty is to abolish the two-child limit, which would cost £7,480 per child lifted out of poverty. If it is not scrapped then one-in-three children will be in poverty by 2029-39, including half of children in large families 👉

"It would always be better for people to be in a position where they have enough income to be able to pay for their essential costs." Dame Clare Moriarty, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice, spoke to us about the impact of the rising cost of essentials on low-income households

Our new research with RCPCH - 1 year on from the launch of the government's Child Poverty Taskforce, kids are experiencing more severe health issues due to poverty, placing a system already stretched thin under much more considerable strain. standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

2 / 3 of all support provided by Trussell food banks is for families with children. Those with 3 or more children are disproportionately facing hunger & hardship. That's why we've joined this call - the two child limit must go. LabourList labourlist.org/2025/07/two-ch…

A step in the right direction to addressing the impact of poverty on children would be removing the two-child limit - action is urgently needed to address the severe and long-term impacts of #poverty ⬇️

35% of lower-income parents said buying small treats for children such as an ice cream or fish and chips would be difficult or impossible this summer.