Dan Paskins
@danpaskins.bsky.social
Save the Children UK Exec Director - UK Impact
Vice-Chair, End Child Poverty
Chair, Civic Power Fund
Vice-Chair, End Child Poverty
Chair, Civic Power Fund
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The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
Literally every expert in how to help children: pls get rid of 2 child limit, here is the evidence about why this would help children
Government: ok we will get rid of 2 child limit and help children
Journalists: why is the government putting party before country
Government: ok we will get rid of 2 child limit and help children
Journalists: why is the government putting party before country
It's such a bizarre framing. Labour MPs think taking 450k kids out of poverty is putting the country first! That's why they wanted it to happen! It's not because they personally benefit.
Headline on The World at One just now:
"Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting the Labour Party before the country by ending the two-child benefit cap".
Can we please go back to reporting the actual news, not someone's partisan take on it?
"Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting the Labour Party before the country by ending the two-child benefit cap".
Can we please go back to reporting the actual news, not someone's partisan take on it?
November 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Literally every expert in how to help children: pls get rid of 2 child limit, here is the evidence about why this would help children
Government: ok we will get rid of 2 child limit and help children
Journalists: why is the government putting party before country
Government: ok we will get rid of 2 child limit and help children
Journalists: why is the government putting party before country
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70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.
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📣New @jrf-uk.bsky.social analysis
Scrapping the 2 child limit alone has reversed the projected decline in living standards by *more than half* for the bottom third of households
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Scrapping the 2 child limit alone has reversed the projected decline in living standards by *more than half* for the bottom third of households
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🚨 New analysis alert!
Our latest modelling shows that living standards are still set to fall across this Parliament up to November 2029.
However, actions taken at the Budget have made this decline less pronounced *by more than half* for low-income households.
Our latest modelling shows that living standards are still set to fall across this Parliament up to November 2029.
However, actions taken at the Budget have made this decline less pronounced *by more than half* for low-income households.
November 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM
📣New @jrf-uk.bsky.social analysis
Scrapping the 2 child limit alone has reversed the projected decline in living standards by *more than half* for the bottom third of households
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Scrapping the 2 child limit alone has reversed the projected decline in living standards by *more than half* for the bottom third of households
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This by @liamthorp.bsky.social is excellent
Some thoughts on the budget and a big announcement that reminded us what a Labour government can do. We need much more of this sort of thing.
Labour just did something vital - now we need much more of it
ECHO political editor welcomes a major move from Rachel Reeves in her budget and calls for more.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This by @liamthorp.bsky.social is excellent
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The Chancellor made a bold claim today that this parliament will see the biggest reduction in child poverty since records began.
If the Budget doc projection of child poverty falling by 400,000 is right, so is the claim. Removing the two child limit is pivotal to this reduction.
If the Budget doc projection of child poverty falling by 400,000 is right, so is the claim. Removing the two child limit is pivotal to this reduction.
Chancellor said lifting 2-child limit means "Biggest reduction in child poverty over a Parliament since records began." Estimated 400k reduction would be, but modelling is always uncertain. What is certain is that removing the 2 Child Limit is pivotal to the fall.
November 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The Chancellor made a bold claim today that this parliament will see the biggest reduction in child poverty since records began.
If the Budget doc projection of child poverty falling by 400,000 is right, so is the claim. Removing the two child limit is pivotal to this reduction.
If the Budget doc projection of child poverty falling by 400,000 is right, so is the claim. Removing the two child limit is pivotal to this reduction.
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This is such important news. Hundreds of thousands of children taken out of poverty with the stroke of a pen.
Two-child benefit limit is officially scrapped in Budget 2025
Rachel Reeves confirms policy that restricts what benefits families can receive will be removed
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This is such important news. Hundreds of thousands of children taken out of poverty with the stroke of a pen.
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The Chancellor has scrapped the two-child limit, benefitting more than half a million families.
In April 2025, out of families impacted by the limit:
- 6 in 10 had 3 children.
- 6 in 10 had at least one person in work.
- And 6 in 10 are receiving a health or disability benefit.
In April 2025, out of families impacted by the limit:
- 6 in 10 had 3 children.
- 6 in 10 had at least one person in work.
- And 6 in 10 are receiving a health or disability benefit.
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Chancellor has scrapped the two-child limit, benefitting more than half a million families.
In April 2025, out of families impacted by the limit:
- 6 in 10 had 3 children.
- 6 in 10 had at least one person in work.
- And 6 in 10 are receiving a health or disability benefit.
In April 2025, out of families impacted by the limit:
- 6 in 10 had 3 children.
- 6 in 10 had at least one person in work.
- And 6 in 10 are receiving a health or disability benefit.
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Whatever else this government do (and there's plenty of issues with this budget) ministers will always be able to point to this as an incredible important contribution to the country's future. Almost half a million kids taken out of poverty.
Scrapping the two-child limit in full is a monumental decision. Well done to all involved in the Child Poverty Strategy, and everyone who has made the case against the policy.
OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty
OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Whatever else this government do (and there's plenty of issues with this budget) ministers will always be able to point to this as an incredible important contribution to the country's future. Almost half a million kids taken out of poverty.
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We welcome this bold action by the Chancellor to scrap the two-child limit. By the end of this Parliament, 450,000 children across the country will have been lifted out of poverty. Scrapping this unjust policy is the single most powerful step to reduce child poverty in a generation.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
We welcome this bold action by the Chancellor to scrap the two-child limit. By the end of this Parliament, 450,000 children across the country will have been lifted out of poverty. Scrapping this unjust policy is the single most powerful step to reduce child poverty in a generation.
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That’s how much the Government spends on welfare, but what do people receive in return?
Here we can see a generational shift in the generosity of support over the past two decades.
Since 2010, changes to benefits have largely favoured older age groups, while families with children have lost out.
Here we can see a generational shift in the generosity of support over the past two decades.
Since 2010, changes to benefits have largely favoured older age groups, while families with children have lost out.
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
That’s how much the Government spends on welfare, but what do people receive in return?
Here we can see a generational shift in the generosity of support over the past two decades.
Since 2010, changes to benefits have largely favoured older age groups, while families with children have lost out.
Here we can see a generational shift in the generosity of support over the past two decades.
Since 2010, changes to benefits have largely favoured older age groups, while families with children have lost out.
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Budget day is here. For all the reasons in this thread & for hundreds more, let’s hope @teamlabouruk.bsky.social does the right thing and gets rid of the two-child limit, a callous policy that has no place in a compassionate country
largerfamilies.study
largerfamilies.study
Benefit changes and larger families
We are a group of university-based researchers investigating how families with more than two children are coping with the benefit cap or the two-child limit.
largerfamilies.study
November 26, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Budget day is here. For all the reasons in this thread & for hundreds more, let’s hope @teamlabouruk.bsky.social does the right thing and gets rid of the two-child limit, a callous policy that has no place in a compassionate country
largerfamilies.study
largerfamilies.study
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Why the two-child limit has to go, in a chart.
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Why the two-child limit has to go, in a chart.
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People expect Labour to reduce child poverty- esp as years of cost of living crisis means hardship is a shared experience.
Removing the two child limit is a crucial policy, and how it’s argued for matters for levels of support.
Good from @luketryl.bsky.social
www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
Removing the two child limit is a crucial policy, and how it’s argued for matters for levels of support.
Good from @luketryl.bsky.social
www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
Britons and the two-child limit | Trussell
Luke Tryl, Executive Director of More in Common, explains why lifting the two-child limit can help Labour to build public support.
www.trussell.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
People expect Labour to reduce child poverty- esp as years of cost of living crisis means hardship is a shared experience.
Removing the two child limit is a crucial policy, and how it’s argued for matters for levels of support.
Good from @luketryl.bsky.social
www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
Removing the two child limit is a crucial policy, and how it’s argued for matters for levels of support.
Good from @luketryl.bsky.social
www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
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83% of the public agree that no child should be living in poverty in the UK
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Unions urge Reeves to prioritise living standards as CBI presses for shift on employment rights
TUC calls on chancellor to focus on child poverty and upping minimum wage
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
83% of the public agree that no child should be living in poverty in the UK
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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No one in the UK should experience destitution - wherever they were born – and destitution should never be an acceptable outcome of policy. But some policies announced in the Home Secretary’s asylum statement risk increasing destitution. 🧵1/7 www.gov.uk/government/p...
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
No one in the UK should experience destitution - wherever they were born – and destitution should never be an acceptable outcome of policy. But some policies announced in the Home Secretary’s asylum statement risk increasing destitution. 🧵1/7 www.gov.uk/government/p...
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“give multi-year general operating dollars (MYGOD), fund faster, give more, remove barriers they impose on nonprofits —do what conservative funders have been doing for decades for their grantees. Get over these paternalistic, condescending philosophies and assumptions and act like true partners.”
Funders, stop viewing your tedious and paternalistic requirements as nonprofit "accountability"
Last week, I was in Toronto facilitating a conversation on equitable grantmaking with a group of colleagues, including several funders and impact investment leaders. During the rise of authoritarianis...
www.nonprofitaf.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
“give multi-year general operating dollars (MYGOD), fund faster, give more, remove barriers they impose on nonprofits —do what conservative funders have been doing for decades for their grantees. Get over these paternalistic, condescending philosophies and assumptions and act like true partners.”
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Moazzam Malik, chief executive of Save the Children UK, writes about why the government must scrap the two-child limit on benefits.
Families have hope for the first time this budget. Labour must scrap the two-child limit
www.bigissue.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Moazzam Malik, chief executive of Save the Children UK, writes about why the government must scrap the two-child limit on benefits.
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It really is worth taking the time to hear from people like “Mary,” who fled from Zimbabwe 20 years ago, to understand what life is like when the law denies you the chance to call the country where you’ve made your life home
In 2023 @tom-clark.bsky.social got me to write a chapter for his book on UK poverty about how immigration limbo, which Labour wants more of, makes people destitute. It was the most distressing piece I've ever worked on. We sent a copy to every MP. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/6081...
Destitute by design: trapped in the immigration system
Migration policy is not only failing people forced to arrive in Britain by
boats. In an extract from a new edited volume, Daniel Trilling reports on t...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It really is worth taking the time to hear from people like “Mary,” who fled from Zimbabwe 20 years ago, to understand what life is like when the law denies you the chance to call the country where you’ve made your life home
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Stormont’s Executive parties & Opposition stand united in a call - backed by so many in the community & voluntary sector - for the full scrapping of the 2-child limit! #everychildcounts @savechildrenuk.bsky.social @trusselluk.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Stormont’s Executive parties & Opposition stand united in a call - backed by so many in the community & voluntary sector - for the full scrapping of the 2-child limit! #everychildcounts @savechildrenuk.bsky.social @trusselluk.bsky.social
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FYI: The BBC has revealed the charities #TheCelebrityTraitors were all competing for, with links so that you can donate.
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
FYI: The BBC has revealed the charities #TheCelebrityTraitors were all competing for, with links so that you can donate.
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Less than two weeks till the budget. Today, I'm sharing a letter sent to MPs by parents affected by the two-child limit & benefit cap a year ago, which set out their simple plea that every child be treated the same.
Listen and share it (please) @cpaguk.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kW-...
Listen and share it (please) @cpaguk.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kW-...
Letter to MPs
YouTube video by Benefit Changes
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Less than two weeks till the budget. Today, I'm sharing a letter sent to MPs by parents affected by the two-child limit & benefit cap a year ago, which set out their simple plea that every child be treated the same.
Listen and share it (please) @cpaguk.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kW-...
Listen and share it (please) @cpaguk.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kW-...
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More & more it's clear that the most effective way to help people is to listen, to understand needs, & then find ways to meet needs. A holistic, human approach.
And at the same time, i see overwhelmed services having tighter & tighter criteria on what we can offer. It's narrow & service-centric.
And at the same time, i see overwhelmed services having tighter & tighter criteria on what we can offer. It's narrow & service-centric.
November 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
More & more it's clear that the most effective way to help people is to listen, to understand needs, & then find ways to meet needs. A holistic, human approach.
And at the same time, i see overwhelmed services having tighter & tighter criteria on what we can offer. It's narrow & service-centric.
And at the same time, i see overwhelmed services having tighter & tighter criteria on what we can offer. It's narrow & service-centric.
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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November 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Are you a developer, local authority, designer or community organisation seeking to embed children’s rights, needs & voices into planning & placemaking?
These case studies, developed by the TCPA with A Place in Childhood, deliver inspiration plus practical learning & knowledge: shorturl.at/JE2G8
These case studies, developed by the TCPA with A Place in Childhood, deliver inspiration plus practical learning & knowledge: shorturl.at/JE2G8