The End Child Poverty Coalition warmly welcomes the announcement from the Scottish Government on the two-child limit

Comment in response to the Scottish government’s announcement that they intend to scrap the two-child limit to benefit payments for families in Scotland. Joseph Howes, Chair of the End Child Poverty Coalition and CEO of Buttle UK said; The End Child Poverty Coalition warmly welcomes the Scottish Government’s announcement today that they plan to mitigate […]

Charities test government over Child Poverty Strategy

EMBARGOED UNTIL: 00:01am 3/12/24 End Child Poverty Coalition publishes eight tests for the government’s Child Poverty Strategy The right strategy can halve child poverty in ten years, Coalition says Recommendations include immediately scrapping the two-child limit to benefit payments and setting legally binding child poverty reduction targets The government’s Child Poverty Strategy must have legally […]

In today’s Budget the Chancellor has missed a key opportunity to help hundreds of thousands of children living in poverty

For Immediate Release 30/10/2024 In today’s Budget the Chancellor has missed a key opportunity to help hundreds of thousands of children living in poverty The End Child Poverty Coalition, a network of over 120 organisations all campaigning for an end to child poverty has responded to today’s Budget announcement. We are calling for the two-child […]