Barnardo’s chief executive Lynn Perry said: “For too long, the two-child limit on benefits hurt families who were already struggling. Too many children have been going to school hungry, unable to concentrate and returning to a cold home at the end of the day.
“With the ending of this unfair policy, around 450,000 children will be lifted out of poverty by the end of this parliament. The coming months will now be less of a struggle for hundreds of thousands of families.
"At Barnardo’s, we’ve been campaigning for this for a long time. It means we’re one step closer to a fairer system that supports all children in need, regardless of how many brothers or sisters they have.
“However, 4 million children are still growing up in poverty, so there is still much more to do. We must continue to work together as a society to make sure every child is given the best start in life.”