The Chancellor has today announced that the two-child limit on benefit payments will end from April.
Barnardo’s chief executive Lynn Perry said:
“This is a landmark moment. It’s a moment that could transform life chances for a generation of children.
“For too long, the two-child limit on benefits has 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. Up to 350,000 children could now be lifted out of poverty.
"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, with one in three children growing up in poverty, there is still much more to do. We urge the government to be even bolder by lifting the benefit cap, which limits the support available to some of the families who are struggling the most.”