Fiona King

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.  Every child deserves a childhood free of poverty. For too long, children have been penalised by this pernicious policy, through no fault of their own. This announcement sends a clear signal that all our children's lives are valued regardless of the circumstances of their birth and that the UK Government is committed to giving every child the best start in life. This is a moment of hope for hard up families.    We look forward to working with the UK Government to build on this announcement and the forthcoming child poverty strategy to tackle systemic issues that hold too many families back.

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Our statement on the escalation of hostilities across the Middle East: We are deeply concerned by recent developments and Israeli and Iranian air strikes with reports emerging that children have already been killed, adding to an already fragile and volatile regional context. While the full implications of this escalation remain to be seen, the risk of a broader regional confrontation is real and deeply worrying. Across multiple countries, children are living amid repeated cycles of violence, fear, and displacement — with long-term consequences for their safety, wellbeing, and future. The use of explosive weapons in populated areas risks severe harm to civilians, especially children, and should be avoided at all costs. As well as children being killed, losing loved ones and homes, children are being terrified by seeing missiles fired across the skies, hearing air raids, and told to stay away from windows and inside. Save the Children calls on all parties to uphold international humanitarian law and prioritise the protection of civilian life. Children always bear the brunt of any violence, children are the first and most impacted by any conflict. Any war is a war on children.

This will transform the lives of families and we welcome the UK Government's announcement. For the children in poverty in England who are now eligible, this will mean the difference between hunger and a hot, nutritious meal letting them focus on learning. It also takes the pressure off household budgets. This is an excellent first step by Keir Starmer in his moral mission to drive down child poverty, and we hope he will continue to show bold commitment to boosting family incomes in the autumn's Child Poverty Strategy.