FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 28/10/2024 UK Government must scrap the unfair two-child limit at the Budget, say leading children’s charities Since the Labour party took office on 4th July, and by the time the Budget is announced, a staggering 12,500* children have been plunged into poverty due to the two-child limit on benefit payments. This […]
23 October 2024 For immediate release End Child Poverty Coalition Welcomes the Government’s Plans to Tackle Child Poverty; But Calls for Immediate Action on Two-Child Limit In response to today’s announcement the End Child Poverty has released the following quote: Joseph Howes, Chair of the End Child Poverty Coalition and CEO of Buttle […]
Written by Darcy, aged 17 from Kent who is an End Child Poverty Youth Ambassador. Period poverty isn’t spoken about enough but it affects 3 in 10 girls in the UK. For these girls, managing their period is a huge challenge, not just because of the lack of access to products but also due to […]
children have been pulled into poverty by the two-child limit to benefit payments since this government came to power
