Child Poverty Action Group
@cpaguk.bsky.social
Child Poverty Action Group is the leading charity campaigning for an end to child poverty in the UK.
The two-child limit is the biggest driver of rising child poverty & scrapping it in full is the right thing to do. All children are equally deserving of a good childhood and abolishing this cruel policy would give millions more kids a better start in life. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Rachel Reeves signals plan to remove two-child benefit cap in budget
Chancellor understood to be preparing to fully reverse measure, which would cost over £3bn but could lift 350,000 children out of poverty
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The two-child limit is the biggest driver of rising child poverty & scrapping it in full is the right thing to do. All children are equally deserving of a good childhood and abolishing this cruel policy would give millions more kids a better start in life. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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It’s just over two weeks now till the budget. Every night, parents in poverty are lying in bed, unable to sleep, worrying about how to pay essential bills. This can and must be changed. Ending the two-child limit & benefit cap is the right (indeed only) place to start m.youtube.com/watch?v=94fq...
Lying awake
YouTube video by Aaron Reeves
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November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
It’s just over two weeks now till the budget. Every night, parents in poverty are lying in bed, unable to sleep, worrying about how to pay essential bills. This can and must be changed. Ending the two-child limit & benefit cap is the right (indeed only) place to start m.youtube.com/watch?v=94fq...
'You've got to treat children equally… You don't tell a child who's the third child, you're gonna have half the time at school. You don't tell them that the fourth child is going to have a third of the time.'
- Gordon Brown on scrapping the two-child limit for all kids.
- Gordon Brown on scrapping the two-child limit for all kids.
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
'You've got to treat children equally… You don't tell a child who's the third child, you're gonna have half the time at school. You don't tell them that the fourth child is going to have a third of the time.'
- Gordon Brown on scrapping the two-child limit for all kids.
- Gordon Brown on scrapping the two-child limit for all kids.
We must become advocates of hope.
Ambassadors of hope.
Agents of hope.
We must get the message across that it is possible to end child poverty.
We are determined to eradicate it.
We will work harder and harder to do so, and we will not give up.
- Rt Hon Gordon Brown speaking at our 60th
Ambassadors of hope.
Agents of hope.
We must get the message across that it is possible to end child poverty.
We are determined to eradicate it.
We will work harder and harder to do so, and we will not give up.
- Rt Hon Gordon Brown speaking at our 60th
November 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
We must become advocates of hope.
Ambassadors of hope.
Agents of hope.
We must get the message across that it is possible to end child poverty.
We are determined to eradicate it.
We will work harder and harder to do so, and we will not give up.
- Rt Hon Gordon Brown speaking at our 60th
Ambassadors of hope.
Agents of hope.
We must get the message across that it is possible to end child poverty.
We are determined to eradicate it.
We will work harder and harder to do so, and we will not give up.
- Rt Hon Gordon Brown speaking at our 60th
We were delighted that Gordon Brown addressed our 60th anniversary event yesterday.
In his speech, he said: 'One group of people who have suffered the biggest cut in living standards is the poorest families in our country, partly because of the two-child rule.'
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In his speech, he said: 'One group of people who have suffered the biggest cut in living standards is the poorest families in our country, partly because of the two-child rule.'
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November 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
We were delighted that Gordon Brown addressed our 60th anniversary event yesterday.
In his speech, he said: 'One group of people who have suffered the biggest cut in living standards is the poorest families in our country, partly because of the two-child rule.'
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In his speech, he said: 'One group of people who have suffered the biggest cut in living standards is the poorest families in our country, partly because of the two-child rule.'
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Only right that on the occasion of @cpaguk.bsky.social 60th birthday, I use today's post to share a typically forthright call from CPAG's Chief Executive Alison Garnham for the Government to scrap the two-child limit in full, published in @labourlist.bsky.social
labourlist.org/2025/11/abol...
labourlist.org/2025/11/abol...
'Labour must abolish the two child limit in full and with pride' - LabourList
Labour should abolish the two child benefit cap and do so with pride write Alison Garnham of Child Poverty Action Group.
labourlist.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Only right that on the occasion of @cpaguk.bsky.social 60th birthday, I use today's post to share a typically forthright call from CPAG's Chief Executive Alison Garnham for the Government to scrap the two-child limit in full, published in @labourlist.bsky.social
labourlist.org/2025/11/abol...
labourlist.org/2025/11/abol...
109 kids are falling into poverty every day because of the two-child limit.
The government must scrap it for all children.
Please share.
The government must scrap it for all children.
Please share.
November 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
109 kids are falling into poverty every day because of the two-child limit.
The government must scrap it for all children.
Please share.
The government must scrap it for all children.
Please share.
We’re turning 60!
Join our live broadcast marking 60 years of Child Poverty Action Group, featuring keynote speaker Rt Hon Gordon Brown.
📅Thursday 6 November
⏰9:45–11:45 am (online via Zoom)
Register for your free place: cpag.org.uk/60years
Join our live broadcast marking 60 years of Child Poverty Action Group, featuring keynote speaker Rt Hon Gordon Brown.
📅Thursday 6 November
⏰9:45–11:45 am (online via Zoom)
Register for your free place: cpag.org.uk/60years
60 years of Child Poverty Action Group
Join us for a special online event marking 60 years of Child Poverty Action Group, with keynote speaker Rt Hon Gordon Brown.
cpag.org.uk
November 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We’re turning 60!
Join our live broadcast marking 60 years of Child Poverty Action Group, featuring keynote speaker Rt Hon Gordon Brown.
📅Thursday 6 November
⏰9:45–11:45 am (online via Zoom)
Register for your free place: cpag.org.uk/60years
Join our live broadcast marking 60 years of Child Poverty Action Group, featuring keynote speaker Rt Hon Gordon Brown.
📅Thursday 6 November
⏰9:45–11:45 am (online via Zoom)
Register for your free place: cpag.org.uk/60years
Scrapping the two-child limit in full would be 'a fresh, cost-effective, and morally unambiguous start to making the days better and the future brighter for kids up and down the country.'
labourlist.org/2025/11/abol...
labourlist.org/2025/11/abol...
'Labour must abolish the two child limit in full and with pride' - LabourList
Labour should abolish the two child benefit cap and do so with pride write Alison Garnham of Child Poverty Action Group.
labourlist.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Scrapping the two-child limit in full would be 'a fresh, cost-effective, and morally unambiguous start to making the days better and the future brighter for kids up and down the country.'
labourlist.org/2025/11/abol...
labourlist.org/2025/11/abol...
Scrapping the two-child limit in full is the most cost-effective way to reduce the number of children living in poverty, pound for pound. So when the chancellor is facing difficult decisions, it doesn’t make sense to implement a less efficient half-measure.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
Rachel Reeves can’t build a fair economy on hungry children | LBC
The only way the Government will reduce child poverty is to scrap the two-child benefit cap, writes Alison Garnham.
www.lbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Scrapping the two-child limit in full is the most cost-effective way to reduce the number of children living in poverty, pound for pound. So when the chancellor is facing difficult decisions, it doesn’t make sense to implement a less efficient half-measure.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
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On 23rd October, we headed to a Child Poverty Strategy roundtable hosted by Baroness Lister at the HoL. Our participants delivered powerful testimonies & their speech can be read here📣: changingrealities.org/writings/cha...
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The core of our work has not changed, but we have. We have spent, in some cases, years together, uplifting our voices and learning how to be part of a movement for change, and we are proud to be here to represent our work and the people within.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
On 23rd October, we headed to a Child Poverty Strategy roundtable hosted by Baroness Lister at the HoL. Our participants delivered powerful testimonies & their speech can be read here📣: changingrealities.org/writings/cha...
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4.5 million children are growing up in poverty in the UK, and that figure is rising. We’re joining @bigissue.com and 65 other signatories in an open letter urging the government to set child poverty targets in the upcoming child poverty strategy. Read more @theguardian.com buff.ly/hoKSpVb
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 AM
4.5 million children are growing up in poverty in the UK, and that figure is rising. We’re joining @bigissue.com and 65 other signatories in an open letter urging the government to set child poverty targets in the upcoming child poverty strategy. Read more @theguardian.com buff.ly/hoKSpVb
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New post out:
"The worst social policy ever"
Today we have a guest post from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on the abomination that is the two-child limit and why Labour need to scrap it ASAP.
Lots of data but also powerful testimony.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The worst social policy ever"
Today we have a guest post from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on the abomination that is the two-child limit and why Labour need to scrap it ASAP.
Lots of data but also powerful testimony.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The worst social policy ever"
We have a couple of bonus guest posts over the next week.
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
New post out:
"The worst social policy ever"
Today we have a guest post from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on the abomination that is the two-child limit and why Labour need to scrap it ASAP.
Lots of data but also powerful testimony.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The worst social policy ever"
Today we have a guest post from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on the abomination that is the two-child limit and why Labour need to scrap it ASAP.
Lots of data but also powerful testimony.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
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The Government should act quickly to lift the two-child limit on benefits.
Any further delay has significant human consequences, with more and more children captured by the policy every year.
Read 'No half measures' 👉 buff.ly/qVc9CWs
Any further delay has significant human consequences, with more and more children captured by the policy every year.
Read 'No half measures' 👉 buff.ly/qVc9CWs
October 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The Government should act quickly to lift the two-child limit on benefits.
Any further delay has significant human consequences, with more and more children captured by the policy every year.
Read 'No half measures' 👉 buff.ly/qVc9CWs
Any further delay has significant human consequences, with more and more children captured by the policy every year.
Read 'No half measures' 👉 buff.ly/qVc9CWs
Our head of policy Sophie Howes spoke to the Commons Treasury Committee yesterday about why social security is so important for addressing child poverty.
October 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Our head of policy Sophie Howes spoke to the Commons Treasury Committee yesterday about why social security is so important for addressing child poverty.
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The two child limit and benefit cap are "economically inefficient" because [they] "undermine public health, early years development and educational outcomes.... This in turn increases pressure on local services, including schools, health and housing." www.lbc.co.uk/article/grou...
Group of 40 economists & academics tell Chancellor ending two-child benefit cap will help grow economy | LBC
With less than a month to go before the Budget, the group have written to Rachel Reeves to warn that more than half of larger families could fall into poverty as a direct result of the cap.
www.lbc.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The two child limit and benefit cap are "economically inefficient" because [they] "undermine public health, early years development and educational outcomes.... This in turn increases pressure on local services, including schools, health and housing." www.lbc.co.uk/article/grou...
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The reality for children and families living in deep poverty while receiving Home Office Asylum Support gets little attention. My article for @cpaguk.bsky.social Poverty Journal - 'Learning is an essential need' - looks at what this means for children's education cpag.org.uk/news/learnin...
Learning is an essential need
Recent public narratives around asylum-seeking have focused on mostly men arriving by small boats and staying in Home Office commissioned hotels. However, what is the experience of the children and fa...
cpag.org.uk
October 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The reality for children and families living in deep poverty while receiving Home Office Asylum Support gets little attention. My article for @cpaguk.bsky.social Poverty Journal - 'Learning is an essential need' - looks at what this means for children's education cpag.org.uk/news/learnin...
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"We would all be better off if child poverty was reduced. And the most efficient, the quickest, the easiest, and the most politically, morally and socially justified way of doing that would be to lift the cap. We would all be better off as a consequence of that."
www.lbc.co.uk/article/grou...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/grou...
Group of 40 economists & academics tell Chancellor ending two-child benefit cap will help grow economy | LBC
With less than a month to go before the Budget, the group have written to Rachel Reeves to warn that more than half of larger families could fall into poverty as a direct result of the cap.
www.lbc.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
"We would all be better off if child poverty was reduced. And the most efficient, the quickest, the easiest, and the most politically, morally and socially justified way of doing that would be to lift the cap. We would all be better off as a consequence of that."
www.lbc.co.uk/article/grou...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/grou...
Our Budget submission:
The top priority is scrapping the two-child limit for all children. This is the most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty.
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The top priority is scrapping the two-child limit for all children. This is the most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Our Budget submission:
The top priority is scrapping the two-child limit for all children. This is the most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty.
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The top priority is scrapping the two-child limit for all children. This is the most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty.
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Read the full report here: epi.org.uk/publications...
October 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Read the full report here: epi.org.uk/publications...
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Free School Meals need review to better serve disadvantaged children.
The final report in our @nuffieldfoundation.org-funded project examining FSM as a measure, argues that relying on FSM as a single proxy doesn't reflect the complexity of children’s experiences.
news.sky.com/story/why-th...
The final report in our @nuffieldfoundation.org-funded project examining FSM as a measure, argues that relying on FSM as a single proxy doesn't reflect the complexity of children’s experiences.
news.sky.com/story/why-th...
Why thousands of England's poorest children are missing out on free school meals
The Education Policy Institute is recommending a new national system of auto-enrolment for free school meals and other measures to ensure more eligible children can benefit, as too many who should get...
news.sky.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Free School Meals need review to better serve disadvantaged children.
The final report in our @nuffieldfoundation.org-funded project examining FSM as a measure, argues that relying on FSM as a single proxy doesn't reflect the complexity of children’s experiences.
news.sky.com/story/why-th...
The final report in our @nuffieldfoundation.org-funded project examining FSM as a measure, argues that relying on FSM as a single proxy doesn't reflect the complexity of children’s experiences.
news.sky.com/story/why-th...
Coverage of our new analysis in the Mirror www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Benefit cap leaving some families with as little as £3-per-week, campaigners say
Child Poverty Action Group says the benefit cap - one of the 'harshest hangovers' of the austerity era - is leaving some single parents with next to nothing after rent
www.mirror.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Coverage of our new analysis in the Mirror www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
NEW: Families are being left with next to nothing to live on after paying rent – £3 a week in the worst cases – because of the benefit cap.
The cap is one of the harshest hangovers from austerity, punishing families for their unavoidable costs & leaving them with next to nothing to live on.
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The cap is one of the harshest hangovers from austerity, punishing families for their unavoidable costs & leaving them with next to nothing to live on.
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October 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
NEW: Families are being left with next to nothing to live on after paying rent – £3 a week in the worst cases – because of the benefit cap.
The cap is one of the harshest hangovers from austerity, punishing families for their unavoidable costs & leaving them with next to nothing to live on.
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The cap is one of the harshest hangovers from austerity, punishing families for their unavoidable costs & leaving them with next to nothing to live on.
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Our Head of Education Policy Kate Anstey will be giving evidence in-person to the UK Govt Covid Inquiry today.
You can watch the live-stream here: covid19.public-inquiry.uk/hearings/chi...
You can watch the live-stream here: covid19.public-inquiry.uk/hearings/chi...
Children and Young People (Module 8) - Public Hearings - UK Covid-19 Inquiry
The independent public inquiry to examine the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK
covid19.public-inquiry.uk
October 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Our Head of Education Policy Kate Anstey will be giving evidence in-person to the UK Govt Covid Inquiry today.
You can watch the live-stream here: covid19.public-inquiry.uk/hearings/chi...
You can watch the live-stream here: covid19.public-inquiry.uk/hearings/chi...
The secretary of state for education and the prime minister have been unequivocal in their commitment to reduce child poverty this week and all eyes are on the Budget to see that commitment delivered. 1/2
October 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The secretary of state for education and the prime minister have been unequivocal in their commitment to reduce child poverty this week and all eyes are on the Budget to see that commitment delivered. 1/2