End Child Poverty

Brilliant news for children living in poverty - the two-child limit will be scrapped!

This will allow children to dream bigger, learn without limits and grow up knowing they are valued.

With child poverty levels in the UK at a record high this is welcome news for families up and down the country. Currently 1 in every 9 children live in a home impacted by the policy.

Child poverty is falling in Scotland - but not fast enough.

With members of @EndChildPoverty in Scotland we are calling for more action to tackle the drivers of child poverty, to build on the progress made and work towards a Scotland where all children have the best start in life.

We are calling on all all political parties to deliver clear plans to meet Scotland’s 2030 child poverty targets.

Read our manifesto: tinyurl.com/ympvdss9

The government's 'Tackling Child Poverty Strategy' is published today. A document which finally puts children experiencing poverty front and centre of government decision making. Read our response, and the response from someone who has grown up in poverty, below 👇

Thea, a mum impacted by the two-child limit, speaks powerfully about the impact this policy has on her and other families impacted:

"Austerity-era policies like the two-child limit frame poverty as a “lifestyle choice”. Yet the economic pressures crushing vulnerable families are pounding everyone else too – astronomical childcare, rent, and living costs, with wages falling in real terms. Nobody chose these.  This political story about “choices” blames the most vulnerable for “breaking the economy,” when in reality the same broken economy is breaking us all."

bigissue.com/opinion/two-ch…

Yes @Josh_Widdicombe - glad you support scrapping the two-child limit. 1 in 9 children live in a family impacted by the policy. And scrapping it is the most cost effective way to lift kids out of poverty.