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endchildpoverty.bsky.social @endchildpoverty.bsky.social · Jun 17

This is such amazing news, and will make a huge difference for families living in poverty in Scotland: bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@uklabour.bsky.social and @primeministeruk.bsky.social we now need this for families across the UK.

@departmentforedu.bsky.social

Scottish government to end two-child benefit cap from March

Families affected by the controversial UK government policy will be able to apply for payments from early next year.

bbc.co.uk

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endchildpoverty.bsky.social @endchildpoverty.bsky.social · Jun 11

"I find it incredibly difficult to see children being overlooked, the messaging which shaped my childhood, that kids growing up in poverty are not the priority, still rings loud and clear today."

Liv - a Youth Ambassador gives her opinion on Spending Review

endchildpoverty.org.uk/young-person...

Young Person’s Opinion on the Spending Review - End Child Poverty

Today (11/06/25) the Chancellor presented her Spending Review. But what impact will this have for families who are living in poverty? Liv, a Youth Ambassador who has grown up in a low income family ex...

endchildpoverty.org.uk

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endchildpoverty.bsky.social @endchildpoverty.bsky.social · Jun 11

Here is our response to the Spending Review today 👇

More on our '8 Tests' which highlight what 135 plus orgs want to see in the government's child poverty strategy can be found here: endchildpoverty.org.uk/8_tests/

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Child Poverty Action Group @cpaguk.bsky.social · Jun 4

NEW: Lifting the two-child limit and the benefit cap will immediately lift 400,000 children out of poverty, and 950,000 children will be living in less deep poverty.

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endchildpoverty.bsky.social @endchildpoverty.bsky.social · Jun 5

congrats to orgs including @nochildbehinduk.bsky.social and @cpaguk.bsky.social who have campaigned tirelessly for this.

#freeschoolmeals

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endchildpoverty.bsky.social @endchildpoverty.bsky.social · Jun 5

Amazing news for struggling families and their children, including the 47% of children living in poverty in the PM's constituency.

This must act as a down payment to further investment in a child poverty strategy which scraps the 2child limit.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Free school meal rule change to make 500,000 more pupils eligible

Charities have broadly welcomed the plans, saying they hope it is a sign of more to come.

www.bbc.co.uk

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endchildpoverty.bsky.social @endchildpoverty.bsky.social · Jun 4

Our new data shows that in @leicesterliz.bsky.social's constituency 44% of kids live in poverty.

Liz has the power to change this, she is one of the MPs responsible for developing a strategy to tackle child poverty. To have impact this strategy must include scraping the 2child limit.

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Emma Lewell MP @emmalewellmp.bsky.social · Jun 3

Throughout my time in Parliament, I have taken action to address child poverty. For the 32% of children in South Shields who are living in poverty, I will not give up the fight to ensure that they are given the best start in life. @endchildpoverty.bsky.social

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Child of the North @childofthenorth.bsky.social · Jun 4

New figures from @endchildpoverty.bsky.social show 35% of all children in the North West are living in poverty - an unacceptable and shocking statistic themanc.com/news/heartbr...

Heartbreaking new figures show 35% of all children in the North West are living in poverty

A tough pill to swallow.

themanc.com

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AYPH @ayph.bsky.social · Jun 2

We are members of the @endchildpoverty.bsky.social Coalition. Today the Coalition have published new research on UK child poverty with @crsp-uk.bsky.social - findings are shocking; in some constituencies over half of all children are growing up in poverty.
endchildpoverty.org.uk/child-povert...

Infographic showing in two thirds of constituencies, at least one in four children are living in poverty.

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endchildpoverty.bsky.social @endchildpoverty.bsky.social · Jun 2

We have published research w @lborouniversity.bsky.social showing that 47% of kids in
the PM's constituency are growing up in poverty. Across the UK 4.5m kids are in poverty – they need action from
@uklabour.bsky.social. Govt must scrap the 2child limit to benefit payments to reduce child poverty

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · Jun 2

🚨 NEW: 80% of Keir Starmer's Cabinet represent constituencies with higher than average child poverty rates, new analysis from @lborouniversity.bsky.social for @endchildpoverty.bsky.social has found.

Write to your MP to demand that they stand against rising child poverty: bit.ly/4k6PNhT

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Resolve Poverty @resolvepoverty.org · Jun 2

New data from @endchildpoverty.bsky.social shows that at least one in four children live in poverty in the vast majority of constituencies (88%) in North West England.

For Manchester Rusholme, the picture is even more bleak – with more than half of all children currently living in poverty.

A child who appears to be an Asian boy is playing on a rope net climbing frame. A statistic is highlighted above, stating that 1 in 4 children live in poverty in 88% of the North West's constituencies'

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endchildpoverty.bsky.social @endchildpoverty.bsky.social · May 23

We understand from this article in @theguardian.com from @pippacrerar.bsky.social that there will be a delay to the publication of the government's much anticipated Child Poverty strategy.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Here is our response

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endchildpoverty.bsky.social @endchildpoverty.bsky.social · Apr 6

Today marks an unhappy milestone. The 2-child limit to benefit payments has now been in place for 8 yrs. This limits the money families can get when claiming benefits, if their 3rd + child was born after April 2017.

@teamlabouruk.bsky.social must scrap this and lift 350,000 children out of poverty

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Includem @includem.bsky.social · Apr 4

❗️1 child every 13 mins falls into poverty because of this policy❗️

This weekend marks the 8th year the two-child limit to benefit payments has been in place.

Today, together with @endchildpoverty.bsky.social we are delivering a letter to Rachel Reeves MP

We repeat our ask to #ScrapTheCap

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Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · Apr 4

Today, together with @endchildpoverty.bsky.social , we are handing in a letter to Rachel Reeves MP - it has been 8 years since the two-child limit was introduced.

A policy which pulls 109 kids into poverty every day – it’s time for it to be scrapped.

Image of End Child Poverty coalition campaigners outside HM Treasury holding signs to show the number of children (29,600) who have been pulled into poverty by the Two Child Limit since Labour entered power

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · Apr 4

Today we joined @cpaguk.bsky.social and @endchildpoverty.bsky.social outside the treasury to mark a miserable milestone.

By this weekend, 30,000 extra children will have been pushed into poverty thanks to the two-child limit since the Labour Government came into power in July 2024.

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Resolve Poverty @resolvepoverty.org · Apr 4

Read our full press release 👉 resolvepoverty.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/New-data-reveals-North-West-as-hotspot-for-families-hit-by-two-child-limit-on-benefits.pdf

@endchildpoverty.bsky.social

resolvepoverty.org

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CELCIS @celcis.org · Apr 4

CELCIS has signed a joint letter with our @endchildpoverty.bsky.social colleagues, written by Rosie, a mum pulled into poverty by the two-child limit, addressed to The Chancellor Rachel Reeves. This policy has been in place for 8 years and must be scrapped. buff.ly/lI5iebT #AllKidsCount

A graphic of a ticking clock, calling upon the UK Government to scrap the two-child limit to benefits.

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Barnardo's @barnardos.org.uk · Apr 4

We're proud to have signed a joint letter ✉️ with @endchildpoverty.bsky.social Coalition, written by Rosie - a mum pulled into poverty by the two-child limit to benefit payments, addressed to Rachel Reeves MP.

⏰ This policy has been in place for 8 years and needs to end now. #AllKidsCount

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endchildpoverty.bsky.social @endchildpoverty.bsky.social · Apr 5

This weekend marks the 8th year that the two-child limit to benefit payments has pulled families in to poverty.

Over this weekend the policy has now pulled a further 30,000 kids into poverty since @uklabour.bsky.social came to power.

We highlighted this outside The Treasury to the Chancellor.

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endchildpoverty.bsky.social @endchildpoverty.bsky.social · Apr 1

I wish this was an April Fools joke. But it is not.

Children in poverty, and people in receipt of disability benefits are not two separate groups. If the govt wants to reduce the number of children living in poverty they need to ensure that the benefits system is properly funded.

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · Mar 27

Today we joined @endchildpoverty.bsky.social & @cpaguk.bsky.social in Westminster to put a stop to rising child poverty as it hit 4.5 million, a record high.

We urge the UK Govt to include scrapping the 2-child limit & benefit cap in the Child Poverty Strategy, this would lift 500k out of poverty.

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endchildpoverty.bsky.social @endchildpoverty.bsky.social · Mar 27

This cannot continue, the government need to act. The quickest and most cost effective way to reduce the number of children living in poverty is to scrap the two-child limit to benefit payments. This needs to happen now.

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