Today, @charischittick.bsky.social gave evidence at @parliament.scot on the #ScottishBudget & the impact of removing the #TwoChildLimit

We spoke about need for investment in social security & long-term funding for advice services, including support accessing #ChildMaintenance

Scrapping the #TwoChildLimit is a huge win.

But child maintenance reform still leaves big gaps, and families deserve better.

We’re ready to help deliver real change.

Full statement: opfs.org.uk/get-involved...

Turning the Tide or Treading Water? Living Standards After the Budget After the government’s key announcements and the recent Autumn Budget, we’ll explore what those decisions mean for households and families.

In light of the announcement that the #TwoChildLimit will be removed, we'll be talking about our research with @plymuni.bsky.social into the local effects of the policy.

Join @citizensadvice.bsky.social on 11 December, 11.30 - 12.30pm to hear more:
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#LocalResearch #Plymouth

Great to see TCS being represented today at the PM's welfare reform speech.📢

The lift of the #TwoChildLimit announced in last weeks Autumn budget, will pull 450,000 children out of poverty.
This is something TCS has campaigned tireless for & its great to see both ours & our supports work pay off!

#autumnbudget #placebasedbudgets #beststartinlife #cyp | Dartington Service Design Lab There is power when we pull together – reflections on the Autumn Budget A lot has already been said about what was in and what was missing from the budget this week. Behind the headlines there is a c...

💭 There is power in pulling together

Read our thoughts on this week's #AutumnBudget here: www.linkedin.com/posts/dartin...

#PlaceBasedBudgets #CYP #BestStartInLife #TwoChildLimit #ChildPoverty #SystemsChange

"Thank you to all The Children's Society's supporters who have campaigned tirelessly to scrap the Two Child Limit. Your voices have been crucial in shining a light." Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister.

The #TwoChildLimit is finally gone.
This decision will pull 450,000 children out of poverty.

After years of tireless campaigning, persistence has paid off. Thank you to our colleagues, partners & supporters who made this happen!

We're delighted Rachel Reeves has ended the two-child limit for good in the UK. We, alongside many of our partners, have campaigned for this for many years.

Read the update from our CEO, Justina Murray.

#TwoChildLimit #2childlimit #budget25 #Budget2025 #EndChildPoverty

The #AutumnBudget has finally scrapped the #TwoChildLimit, something we’ve campaigned for over many years.

As our policy lead told @STV.news, ending the cap will lift 20,000 children out of poverty.

This change is especially important for single-parent families who’ve been hardest hit.

OPFS response to UK Autumn Budget 2025

Scrapping the #TwoChildLimit will be transformative for children across the UK.

This was the right decision, and it will bring huge relief to families who’ve been unfairly pushed into poverty by this harmful policy.

Our full response: opfs.org.uk/get-involved...

Two-child limit on benefits lifted! 👏

We’re delighted that the government will abolish the two-child limit from April 2026-something we’ve long advocated for.

#TwoChildLimit #FamilySupport
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“Lifting the two-child benefit cap is nothing short of life-changing.” A landmark day in the fight against child poverty. Removing the cap restores dignity, fairness & hope. www.rethinkfood.co.uk/lifting-the-... #TwoChildLimit #ChildPoverty #Budget2025 #HealthyPeopleHealthyPlanet #UKPolicy

Wonderful! End to the #twochildlimit, such fantastic news. If the #benefitcap remains then it won't help everyone affected, but it is still hugely welcome.

Great news in the budget

350,000 children lifted out of poverty. Almost 190,000 in single parent families

Today is a win for children and a win for fairness

Thanks to everyone who pushed for this and the parents who have shared their stories

#TwoChildLimit #CampaignWin #SingleParentFamilies

For years, this limit has pushed struggling families into hardship. Ending it would bring us closer to a fairer system that supports every child. #ChildPoverty #TwoChildLimit (2/2)

Great to see our campaigner Thea and Founder Ruth, quoted in the piece on how the two child limit is impacting families in the UK.

If you agree the policy needs to go, sign the petition at: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

#TwoChildLimit

Great article by one of our campaigners.

The two child limit must go if children are all to be given a fair start in life.

Help by signing the petition Thea set up here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

#TwoChildLimit

Time to abolish the #twochildlimit.
It hurts the poorest large families the most.

See our Open Access paper with Jonathan Bradshaw showing how regressive the policy is:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Rachel Reeves signals plan to remove two-child benefit cap in budget Chancellor understood to be preparing to fully reverse measure, which would cost over £3bn but could lift 350,000 children out of poverty

What excellent news that Labour may finally be abolishing the regressive #twochildlimit that punishes children for having siblings

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

#Liebour UK

Cannot afford
To address #ChildPoverty
To fix energy bills
#WinterFuelPayment
#WASPI reparations
Eliminate #TwoChildLimit / #RapeClause or #BedroomTax
#OverseasAid
Address #ClimateChange

CAN afford
Nuclear-armed fighter jets
WMD's & #Trident replacement
Billions spent but missiles USA

Some powerful statements in this article

“Taking money from families with three or more children does not increase their employment rate nor its intensity, neither does it reduce fertility among poorer households”

#twochildlimit 1/n

The two-child limit must end, and Government must set a timetable for this to be implemented as soon as possible. It's the single biggest action that any Government could take to lift children out of poverty.
Read more here: https://loom.ly/nF7dWnU

#Policy #TwoChildLimit #ChildPoverty #AutumnBudget

The #TwoChildLimit has hit single parent families hardest, forcing impossible choices and deepening poverty. OPFS welcomes Labour’s commitment to lift the policy in the November Budget, a long overdue change.

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Latest benefit cap data reveals that 69% of capped households are single parent families.

Half of those families have a child aged 3 or younger. Yet are expected to earn what a couple does combined.

The cap must go along with the two child limit in this Autumn Budget.

#BenefitCap #TwoChildLimit

Every child should have the security of a decent life. Scrapping this policy is a simple, urgent step towards that goal.

It’s time to act – the #TwoChildLimit must be scrapped as matter of urgency!

Scrap two-child benefit cap to help lift 4m people out of poverty, government urged Exclusive: Cross-party Poverty Strategy Commission says abolishing limit would be part of its ‘once in a generation’ plan

📢 The #twochildlimit is deepening poverty across the UK – and hitting single parent families hardest.

⚠️ 🚸 Nearly 90,000 children in Scotland are affected.

❗ It's time the UK government scrapped this cruel and discriminatory policy. #AllKidsCount

Have you had a chance to review our latest report on how the Two Child Limit is affecting families in Plymouth?

#benefits #childpoverty #report #twochildlimit #Plymouth #socialpolicy

Kinnock: Wealth Tax Could Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap Neil Kinnock wants Labour to scrap the two-child benefit cap & fund it with a wealth tax. Here’s how the government could get the cash.

Neil Kinnock says Labour must scrap the two-child cap + fund it with a wealth tax. We show exactly where the money could come from. #Labour #ChildPoverty #TwoChildLimit #WealthTax
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Removing the two-child limit would lift around 350,000 out of poverty overnight. We need change now to support every baby, child and young person to have the best start in life.

Read the full post here; https://loom.ly/6GvVDW0

#twochildlimit #policy #government #childpoverty

Women who conceived through abuse—coercion, rape—told today by the courts that the law can't protect them. The two-child cap is already cruel. But this? This is inhumane. Survivors deserve dignity, not bureaucracy. #RapeClause #TwoChildLimit #EndTheCap" #WelfareReform #FuckStarmer #UKPolitics

Labour’s Child Poverty Failure: Two-Child Cap Still Hurting Labour promised change—but a year in, 4.45 million children face poverty. Why won’t they scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap?

Rats in kitchens. Mould on walls. Empty plates.
This is real life for millions of children under Labour. Still think “things can only get better”?
#TwoChildLimit #UKPoverty #Labour #WelfareCuts
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