“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.”

Read more here: brnw.ch/21wXQNo (4/4)

"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. (3/4)

Our chief executive Lynn Perry MBE 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. (2/4)

We’re urging the government to scrap the cap in its upcoming child poverty strategy. Every child deserves a fair start. (3/3)

But the benefit cap remains, holding back the children in the very deepest poverty. With 1 in 3 children in the UK growing up in poverty, we must go further. (2/3)

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)

Barnardo's is calling on the government to include to reduce child poverty to no more than 28% in this Parliament, alongside milestones to halve it in 10 years and eradicate it in 20 years.

The Child Poverty Strategy is a key chance for the government to make a difference – and setting clear, legally-binding and independently evaluated targets is an essential part of this. Read more now: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Huge thanks to our speakers Catherine Foulkes MP, Ryan Shorthouse, Baroness Stedman-Scott, Mims Davies MP & Councillor Tony Ball.

And to our coalition partners: @actionforchildren.bsky.social @nspcc.bsky.social @ncb.org.uk and @childrenssociety.bsky.social
#ChildrensCharitiesCoalition