Published on
05 December 2024
Martin Crewe, Director of Barnardo’s Scotland, said: “We welcome the significant announcement by Scottish Government that it intends to mitigate the two-child limit on benefits by 2026. Barnardo’s has long campaigned for this and continues to urge the UK Government to act urgently and end the two-child limit on benefits at source.
“We called for this Budget to put children and families at its heart and deliver immediate change to families who are struggling now.
“We hope that more progress can be made as Budget discussion progress on our calls for an immediate increase to the Scottish Child Payment, for universal school meals to be delivered for all primary pupils and more protection for long-term third sector funding.”