Trussell
@trusselluk.bsky.social
An anti-poverty charity and community of food banks working to end hunger together 💚
But we need your help to do this.
Email your email now and urge them to call on the Chancellor to fully remove the two-child benefit cap ⤵️
action.trussell.org.uk/tell-your-mp...
Email your email now and urge them to call on the Chancellor to fully remove the two-child benefit cap ⤵️
action.trussell.org.uk/tell-your-mp...
Tell your MP the two-child limit must be fully removed
No child should know what a food bank is, let alone need one. But almost a third of food bank parcels provided by the Trussell community go to families with three or more children. We all know how qui...
action.trussell.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
But we need your help to do this.
Email your email now and urge them to call on the Chancellor to fully remove the two-child benefit cap ⤵️
action.trussell.org.uk/tell-your-mp...
Email your email now and urge them to call on the Chancellor to fully remove the two-child benefit cap ⤵️
action.trussell.org.uk/tell-your-mp...
Fully removing the two-child benefit cap is the most effective way to support struggling families.
It would lift 470,000 children out of severe hardship.
That’s a no brainer, isn’t it?!
It would lift 470,000 children out of severe hardship.
That’s a no brainer, isn’t it?!
November 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Fully removing the two-child benefit cap is the most effective way to support struggling families.
It would lift 470,000 children out of severe hardship.
That’s a no brainer, isn’t it?!
It would lift 470,000 children out of severe hardship.
That’s a no brainer, isn’t it?!
In practice, that means families lose about £3,200 per year, per child.
That means a family with 3 kids could be missing out on over £60 a week – that’s money parents need to pay for food, nappies and supplies for school.
That means a family with 3 kids could be missing out on over £60 a week – that’s money parents need to pay for food, nappies and supplies for school.
November 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In practice, that means families lose about £3,200 per year, per child.
That means a family with 3 kids could be missing out on over £60 a week – that’s money parents need to pay for food, nappies and supplies for school.
That means a family with 3 kids could be missing out on over £60 a week – that’s money parents need to pay for food, nappies and supplies for school.
We all know how quickly life changes.
Families who were getting by fine raising 3 kids, but suddenly get sick or made redundant, are being left with no option but to turn to a food bank.
The two-child limit penalises families for having kids when they were financially stable.
Families who were getting by fine raising 3 kids, but suddenly get sick or made redundant, are being left with no option but to turn to a food bank.
The two-child limit penalises families for having kids when they were financially stable.
November 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We all know how quickly life changes.
Families who were getting by fine raising 3 kids, but suddenly get sick or made redundant, are being left with no option but to turn to a food bank.
The two-child limit penalises families for having kids when they were financially stable.
Families who were getting by fine raising 3 kids, but suddenly get sick or made redundant, are being left with no option but to turn to a food bank.
The two-child limit penalises families for having kids when they were financially stable.
6. Being able to afford a coffee with friends or a chocolate bar for the kids.
When you can’t even afford food, small joys or treats can be simply unaffordable. This is leaving people feeling isolated and lonely, and parents feeling constant guilt.
When you can’t even afford food, small joys or treats can be simply unaffordable. This is leaving people feeling isolated and lonely, and parents feeling constant guilt.
October 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
6. Being able to afford a coffee with friends or a chocolate bar for the kids.
When you can’t even afford food, small joys or treats can be simply unaffordable. This is leaving people feeling isolated and lonely, and parents feeling constant guilt.
When you can’t even afford food, small joys or treats can be simply unaffordable. This is leaving people feeling isolated and lonely, and parents feeling constant guilt.
5. Having a support system: family and friends who can support you, and a community you can reach out to.
When something unexpected happens, a friend or family member might be able to help you. But if they don’t have enough money themselves, you are more likely to face hunger.
When something unexpected happens, a friend or family member might be able to help you. But if they don’t have enough money themselves, you are more likely to face hunger.
October 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
5. Having a support system: family and friends who can support you, and a community you can reach out to.
When something unexpected happens, a friend or family member might be able to help you. But if they don’t have enough money themselves, you are more likely to face hunger.
When something unexpected happens, a friend or family member might be able to help you. But if they don’t have enough money themselves, you are more likely to face hunger.
4. Not having to make decisions about which essentials to go without.
People on the lowest incomes are having to make impossible decisions between the things they need to survive: do I skip dinner so the kids can have a bath? Do I go without heating so I can fix the washing machine?
People on the lowest incomes are having to make impossible decisions between the things they need to survive: do I skip dinner so the kids can have a bath? Do I go without heating so I can fix the washing machine?
October 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
4. Not having to make decisions about which essentials to go without.
People on the lowest incomes are having to make impossible decisions between the things they need to survive: do I skip dinner so the kids can have a bath? Do I go without heating so I can fix the washing machine?
People on the lowest incomes are having to make impossible decisions between the things they need to survive: do I skip dinner so the kids can have a bath? Do I go without heating so I can fix the washing machine?
3. Being able to afford the very essentials you need to survive.
Putting food on the table, sticking the heating on, running a bath for the kids, getting the bus to a job interview, buying toiletries like tampons and shampoo.
These are things we ALL need.
Putting food on the table, sticking the heating on, running a bath for the kids, getting the bus to a job interview, buying toiletries like tampons and shampoo.
These are things we ALL need.
October 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
3. Being able to afford the very essentials you need to survive.
Putting food on the table, sticking the heating on, running a bath for the kids, getting the bus to a job interview, buying toiletries like tampons and shampoo.
These are things we ALL need.
Putting food on the table, sticking the heating on, running a bath for the kids, getting the bus to a job interview, buying toiletries like tampons and shampoo.
These are things we ALL need.
2. Being able to afford internet.
Searching for jobs, applying for Universal Credit, paying bills, even googling for information – so much is online. And it’s a place to connect with loved ones.
Not having internet cuts you off and means you miss out on opportunities.
Searching for jobs, applying for Universal Credit, paying bills, even googling for information – so much is online. And it’s a place to connect with loved ones.
Not having internet cuts you off and means you miss out on opportunities.
October 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
2. Being able to afford internet.
Searching for jobs, applying for Universal Credit, paying bills, even googling for information – so much is online. And it’s a place to connect with loved ones.
Not having internet cuts you off and means you miss out on opportunities.
Searching for jobs, applying for Universal Credit, paying bills, even googling for information – so much is online. And it’s a place to connect with loved ones.
Not having internet cuts you off and means you miss out on opportunities.
1. Having enough money to be able to walk away from something toxic: relationships, jobs and living situations.
People on the lowest incomes are getting trapped into dangerous situations because they don’t have a safety net. Leaving could mean facing hunger and homelessness.
People on the lowest incomes are getting trapped into dangerous situations because they don’t have a safety net. Leaving could mean facing hunger and homelessness.
October 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
1. Having enough money to be able to walk away from something toxic: relationships, jobs and living situations.
People on the lowest incomes are getting trapped into dangerous situations because they don’t have a safety net. Leaving could mean facing hunger and homelessness.
People on the lowest incomes are getting trapped into dangerous situations because they don’t have a safety net. Leaving could mean facing hunger and homelessness.