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- Great to see that the first major hurdle for the Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill passed in UK Parliament last night. Scrapping the two-child limit to benefits will lift 450,000 children out of poverty - the single most powerful step to reduce child poverty in a generation.
- EXC: Almost 4 out of 5 (78%) people support the UK Government's aim to cut child poverty, according to new polling from Save the Children and @yougov.co.uk. It couldn't be clearer - the general public wants child poverty to come down. 1/2
- The most cost effective way to do this is by scrapping the two-child limit to benefits. The Bill going through Parliament today is the final step on the journey to reducing record-high child poverty rates. Change cannot come soon enough for these children. 2/2
- NEW: Nearly 23 million additional deaths are expected by 2030 as a result of aid cuts, a new report estimates. This analysis confirms what we’re already seeing- cuts to aid are not just budget decisions, they are death sentences for children. 1/2
- Aid cuts are already forcing us to close vital programmes at a time when children need them more than ever. The aid system needs to be updated as global challenges evolve, but cuts cannot be made without considering children for whom aid programmes are a lifeline. 2/2
