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.
What difference will scrapping the two-child limit make to children's lives?
Shauna says she'll be able to buy her children a new mattress.
Shauna says she'll be able to buy her children a new mattress.
![Quote from Shauna, who is married with three children: '[Scrapping the two-child limit] will make a big difference because we’ve had to incur debts. Hopefully it will mean I can cover the last bills that come in each month instead of being in the red. I could buy a new mattress for two of my children. They can feel the springs on the mattresses they’ve got that they’ve had for many years.'](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:skdzopkfuh4iahjcww2tnupb/bafkreia4cxkaetng36voctb3opo7wv6sdozyag5g3mwh6htzhqqpc3ftim@jpeg)
November 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
What difference will scrapping the two-child limit make to children's lives?
Shauna says she'll be able to buy her children a new mattress.
Shauna says she'll be able to buy her children a new mattress.
Scrapping the two-child limit will be transformational for children.
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Scrapping the two-child limit will be transformational for children.
We’re expecting the Child Poverty Strategy any day.
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Robyn said: 'I’m writing to you since some families are going through something called poverty, which is not okay!'
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Robyn said: 'I’m writing to you since some families are going through something called poverty, which is not okay!'
November 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
We’re expecting the Child Poverty Strategy any day.
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Robyn said: 'I’m writing to you since some families are going through something called poverty, which is not okay!'
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Robyn said: 'I’m writing to you since some families are going through something called poverty, which is not okay!'
We’re expecting the Child Poverty Strategy any day.
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Iris said: 'It is wrong that a weight like poverty should be placed upon the shoulders of young children, some under five.'
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Iris said: 'It is wrong that a weight like poverty should be placed upon the shoulders of young children, some under five.'
November 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We’re expecting the Child Poverty Strategy any day.
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Iris said: 'It is wrong that a weight like poverty should be placed upon the shoulders of young children, some under five.'
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Iris said: 'It is wrong that a weight like poverty should be placed upon the shoulders of young children, some under five.'
We’re expecting the Child Poverty Strategy any day.
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Maryam said: 'I think it’s important that all children in the UK have what they need to be happy and healthy.'
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Maryam said: 'I think it’s important that all children in the UK have what they need to be happy and healthy.'
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We’re expecting the Child Poverty Strategy any day.
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Maryam said: 'I think it’s important that all children in the UK have what they need to be happy and healthy.'
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Maryam said: 'I think it’s important that all children in the UK have what they need to be happy and healthy.'
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November 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Join us on 10 December for our next webinar.
Our expert speakers will focus on some of the questions that come up repeatedly in advice work when it comes to capital and UC.
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We’ve joined 100+ others in calling for the government to fully scrap the two-child limit. Every child deserves the best start in life. By fully scrapping the two-child limit the government can deliver a decisive shift in children’s opportunities, and in the UK's potential.
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
We’ve joined 100+ others in calling for the government to fully scrap the two-child limit. Every child deserves the best start in life. By fully scrapping the two-child limit the government can deliver a decisive shift in children’s opportunities, and in the UK's potential.
'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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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.
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.
‘The Child Poverty Taskforce was set up over a year ago and children and families simply cannot wait any longer for action.’ - our director of policy Sara Ogilvie speaks at #LabourConference2025
September 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
‘The Child Poverty Taskforce was set up over a year ago and children and families simply cannot wait any longer for action.’ - our director of policy Sara Ogilvie speaks at #LabourConference2025
September 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
1 million children in working families are hit by the two-child limit. We asked parents how it affects them and their kids.
September 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
1 million children in working families are hit by the two-child limit. We asked parents how it affects them and their kids.
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#PIP #DisabilityBenefits
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#PIP #DisabilityBenefits
August 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Check out this free article from our latest Welfare Rights Bulletin: "To an acceptable standard" in PIP – Carri Swann unpacks this often-misunderstood test that could be key to entitlement.
Read the article: bit.ly/3Jkps2J
#PIP #DisabilityBenefits
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#PIP #DisabilityBenefits
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August 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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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 year.
July 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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 year.
Nearly two in five parents on lower incomes said they would find it either difficult or impossible to afford a day out with their kids this summer, such as to the beach.
There will be more worry than wonder this summer for millions of desperate families who can’t make ends meet.
There will be more worry than wonder this summer for millions of desperate families who can’t make ends meet.
July 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Nearly two in five parents on lower incomes said they would find it either difficult or impossible to afford a day out with their kids this summer, such as to the beach.
There will be more worry than wonder this summer for millions of desperate families who can’t make ends meet.
There will be more worry than wonder this summer for millions of desperate families who can’t make ends meet.
Children's doctors shared their views and frustrations about how child poverty is affecting their patients' health in our new report with @rcpch.bsky.social
'I am fed up of sending children back to homes that are making them sick.'
'I am fed up of sending children back to homes that are making them sick.'
July 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Children's doctors shared their views and frustrations about how child poverty is affecting their patients' health in our new report with @rcpch.bsky.social
'I am fed up of sending children back to homes that are making them sick.'
'I am fed up of sending children back to homes that are making them sick.'
The testimony we heard from paediatricians for our report with @rcpch.bsky.social was heartbreaking:
'We hear of parents who make the [milk] powder stretch for the week. And instead of the usual five scoops, they put in three or four because the tin needs to last.'
'We hear of parents who make the [milk] powder stretch for the week. And instead of the usual five scoops, they put in three or four because the tin needs to last.'
![Card with RCPCH and CPAG logos and quote: 'We hear of parents who make the [milk] powder stretch for the week. And instead of the usual five scoops, they put in three or four because the tin needs to last.'
- Paediatrician](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:skdzopkfuh4iahjcww2tnupb/bafkreia64omne5mhxqjvculptg6ouhjgttpdgayioapsple4eaz3amsmku@jpeg)
July 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The testimony we heard from paediatricians for our report with @rcpch.bsky.social was heartbreaking:
'We hear of parents who make the [milk] powder stretch for the week. And instead of the usual five scoops, they put in three or four because the tin needs to last.'
'We hear of parents who make the [milk] powder stretch for the week. And instead of the usual five scoops, they put in three or four because the tin needs to last.'
Great video from our friends @savechildrenuk.bsky.social
The government must scrap the two-child limit.
The government must scrap the two-child limit.
July 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Great video from our friends @savechildrenuk.bsky.social
The government must scrap the two-child limit.
The government must scrap 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.
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.
July 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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.
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.
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July 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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